William George Tagg
Service number
19004403
Military unit
Unknown The Parachute Regiment, AAC
Address
62 Garrick Street, Allerton, Liverpool, Merseyside, England.
Date of birth
Date of death
13 May 1947 (19 years old)
Place of birth
Allerton, Liverpool, Merseyside, England.
Employment, education or hobbies
Unknown
- Family History
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Family history
Son of William and Norah Winifred Tagg, of 62 Garrick Street, Allerton, Liverpool, Merseyside, England.
Military history
C-47 take off RAF Syerston to RAF Coleby Grange for parachute drop training exercise. As the 'stick' left the Dakota numbers 1 to 7 left equally spaced, 8 hesitated and 9 did not wait before leaving. This caused him to drop into number 8 deploying chute. Both men became entangled and fell to their deaths. Died from a fractured neck and mutiple injuries.
Extra information
Unknown
Photographs
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