Flight Lieutenant [Pilot]

Rae Jessep Taaffe

DFM

Awards

Conflict: 
WW2
Additional Information: 

Son of Cecil Doyle Taaffe and Lucy Jane Taaffe, of Hastings, Hawke's Bay, New Zealand.

References:
  • CWGC
NZ WAR GRAVES

Public Contributions:

There are no public contributions written for this casualty

Personal Tributes:

Casualty

Service Number: 
41502
Name:
Rae Jessep Taaffe
Rank: 
Flight Lieutenant
Additional Rank:
Pilot
Date of Birth:
Not known
Next of Kin: 
Mr C.L. Taaffe (father), 405 Townsend Street, , Hastings, New Zealand
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Armed Force: 
Air Force
Unit:
Royal New Zealand Air Force, 37 (RAF) Squadron

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Not known
Date of Death:
24 November 1943
Day of Death:
Wednesday
Age at Death: 
24
Conflict: 
WW2

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
Royal New Zealand Air Force

Text in italics supplied by Cenotaph Online, Auckland War Memorial Museum

Cemetery

Cemetery Reference: 
IV. A. 10.
Cemetery Location: 
Italy
Rae Jessep Taaffe
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