British Medal - Air Force Cross (awarded 14 June 1945) - Replica

British Military Insignia

Air Force Cross.

Original medal awarded to Flight Lieutenant William Edward Taylor.

The following information is provided by The Collections Enquiry Team of the Royal Air Force Museum .

Thank you for your enquiry. I have searched Michael Maton's "Honour the Air Forces: Honours and Awards to the RAF and Dominion Air Forces during the Second World War", (Token Publishing Ltd., 2004). The book notes only one 'W. Taylor' with an Air Force Cross, Sqdn Ldr William Edward Taylor (RCAF) which was gazetted on 14 June 1945. The RCAF Association records the following information:

"TAYLOR, S/L William Edward (C22924) - Air Force Cross - No.16 SFTS - Award effective 14 June 1945 as per Canada Gazette of that date and AFRO 1127/45 dated 6 July 1945. Born in Copper Cliff, Ontario, 18 September 1912; educated there and Sudbury. Employed by International Nickle before war; home in Sudbury, Ontario; enlisted in Toronto, 17 December 1940. Award presented 27 January 1946. Governor General's Records (RG.7 Group 26 Volume 59, file 190-I, dossier 7) has citation; when recommended he had flown 2,495 hours, 2,215 as instructor, 158 in previous six months. This officer has completed more than three years as an elementary instructor and the exceptional devotion to duty which he showed played a large part in the success of that elementary school. Since assuming his duties in service flying training he has continued to demonstrate the same energy and ability that has characterized his work all the way through. His contribution to the success of the British Commonwealth Air Training Plan is worthy of high praise."

I have also searched for awards of an AFC to a Flt Lt Taylor after the Second World War in the London Gazette (www.thegazette.co.uk/). However, I could not find any details which matched. You may wish to research the London Gazette website yourself. Here at the RAF Museum, there is an ongoing project to record information on awards to RAF personnel. If anything of interest comes up for Flt Lt W. Taylor, I will certainly let you know. "

THIS IS NOT AN ORIGINAL BUT A REPLICA.

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