Taylor, John Francis William
Title
Taylor, John Francis William
Taylor, Jack
Taylor, JFW
Description
Seven items. The collection concerns Sergeant John Francis William Taylor (b. 1910, 197974 Royal Air Force) who flew operations as a Flight Engineer with 427 Squadron. It contains correspondence, documents and photographs.
The collection was loaned to the IBCC Digital Archive for digitisation by Bruce Taylor and catalogued by Eleanor Paling.
The collection was loaned to the IBCC Digital Archive for digitisation by Bruce Taylor and catalogued by Eleanor Paling.
Date
2019-01-28
Language
English
Publisher
IBCC Digital Archive
Rights
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Identifier
Taylor, JFW
Collection Items
Family photographs
Two pictures.
On the left is Jack and Vera, who is holding their child Bruce (7 Months). Labelled May 1939.
The picture on the right is of a man in full uniform sitting on a horse.
On the left is Jack and Vera, who is holding their child Bruce (7 Months). Labelled May 1939.
The picture on the right is of a man in full uniform sitting on a horse.
Jack Taylor
A Photograph of Jack (John) Taylor in uniform, in training, with name and number on the reverse.
427 Squadron Crest
427 Squadron Arms approved by King George VI. The reverse tells the squadron was based at RAF Leeming, Yorkshire. On reverse refers to ‘‘Straight and True’ A History of RAF Leeming’ a book by Peter Coupland. Name, rank and role on reverse.
Group of Trainees
Photograph of a group of trainees . John (Jack) Taylor is the second on the left on the first row (sat). Reverse tells this picture is suspected to have been taken just before being posted to the Number 4 School of technical training (4 S of TT) at…
Letter from Jack Taylor to his sister Peggy
Letter with the lower half missing. The letter is addressed from a 'Cadet Taylor JFW' at the RAF Station in St Athan and is to his sister Peggy. Well wishes and pleasantries exchanged on the reverse.
Francis Taylor's service record
Tells of his nationality, place of birth, civil occupation, marriage, children, next of kin, address and reason for discharge. The reverse shows his rank, trade, and units he has served with.
Collection Tree
- Taylor, John Francis William