COASTWATCHERS Taylor, Allan Leicester

[John Robertson]

• SURNAME

Taylor ​

• FORENAME

Allan Leicester ​

• UNIT

New Zealand Coastwatchers ​

• RANK

Lieutenant ​

• NUMBER

297352 ​

• DATE OF DEATH

15th October 1942 ​

• AGE

22 ​

• GRAVESITE

Bourail Memorial,New Caledonia Panel 1 ​

• ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

son of William Charles and Caroline (nee Hay) Taylor,Waimate,Canterbury,New Zealand​

award Mention in Despatches​

POW September 1942 Beru,Gilbert Islands​

executed by Japanese Betio,Tarawa,Gilbert Islands​

rank awarded posthumous (8th Brigade Group,Corps of Signals) ​