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| Name: |
Patrick Gordon "Bill" Taylor |
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| Country: |
Australia |
| Rank: |
Captain |
| Service: |
Royal Flying Corps
Royal Air Force |
| Units: |
66 |
| Victories: |
5 |
| Born: |
21 October 1896 |
| Place of Birth: |
Mosman, New South Wales |
| Died: |
15 December 1966 |
| Place of Death: |
Honolulu, Hawaii |
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Taylor traveled to England at his own expense to enlist in the Royal Flying Corps. Commissioned as a Second Lieutenant on 14th August 1916, he was posted to 66 Squadron and scored five victories flying the Sopwith Pup. He left the Royal Air Force in March 1919 with the rank of Captain. |
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| Military Cross (MC) |
2nd Lt. Patrick Gordon Taylor, R.F.C., Spec. Res.
For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty. He has taken part in over forty offensive patrols at low altitudes and under heavy fire from the ground. He has always shown exceptional dash and gallantry in attacking large formations of hostile machines, setting a very fine example to all his comrades.
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| Victories |
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Date |
Time |
Unit |
Aircraft |
Opponent |
Location |
| 1 |
07 May 1917 |
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66 |
Sopwith Pup (A7309) |
Albatros D.III (FTL) |
S of Oppy |
| 2 |
07 Jun 1917 |
0800 |
66 |
Sopwith Pup (A7309) |
Albatros C (OOC) |
Gheluvelt |
| 3 |
15 Jun 1917 |
0820 |
66 |
Sopwith Pup (A7309) |
Albatros C (OOC) |
N of Passchendaele |
| 4 |
20 Aug 1917 |
0910 |
66 |
Sopwith Pup (B1757) |
Albatros C (CAP) |
NW of Ypres |
| 5 |
11 Sep 1917 |
0800 |
66 |
Sopwith Pup (B1757) |
Albatros C (OOC) |
Eussen |
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