TAAFFE James John

  • First Name(s):
    James 
    John 
  • Surname:
    TAAFFE
  • Service Number:
    1216892
  • Rank:

    Sergeant/Pilot

  • Conflict:
    WW2
  • Service:
    Air Force
  • Air Force:
    Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
  • Air Force Unit:
    9 Squadron
  • Former Units:
    None
  • Date of Death:
    8th November 1942
  • Age At Death:
    20
  • Place of Death:
    Unknown
  • Place of Burial:
    Great Malvern Cemetery, Worcestershire, England, Plot 6. West. Grave 6620.
  • Place of Birth:
    Unknown
  • Home Town:
    Unknown
  • Casualty's Relatives:

    Son of Frank Armstrong Taaffe and Ada Beatrice Taaffe, of Malvern

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TAAFFE James John Is Named On These Memorials

Malvern Priory
Malvern WW2 War Memorial
Worcester Kings School WW2 Memorial

Further Information About TAAFFE James John

James Taaffe was born on 1st January 1922. He entered Form 2, Kings School in April 1932. At the time of his admission to the school his parent is recorded as F.A.T., Mount Pleasant Hotel, Malvern. James had previously been educated at Kingswell Hall Prep., *** near Bath. He left Kings School from Form VI in December 1940. RAF. (Killed)

According to the book Kings School, Worcester 1541 – 1971 by Michael Craze, James Taaffe was Captain of the school only two years before he died.

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Credits: School records courtesy of Kings School Archives.