Bacon, Peter Frederick
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Peter Frederick |
Surname | Bacon |
Gender | M |
Age | 20 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 03-03-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of Walter Frederick and Adelaide Dolamor Bacon, of Enfield. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster I |
Serial Number | W4864 |
Markings | UV- |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Enfield (Hertford Road) Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Sec. C. Grave 5919. |
Epitaph | DEEP IN OUR HEARTS A MEMORY IS KEPT ONE WE LOVED DEARLY AND WILL NEVER FORGET |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 4 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1392379 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 1 |
Squadron | 460 (Australian) |
Trade | Air Gunner |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Adjacent to Clubhouse, Breighton Airfield, East Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Marble Tablet |
Memorial Text | A memorial to those who served at Breighton during WW2, including 460 Sqn RAAF |
Location | Junction of Kirmond Rd (B1203) & Orford Rd, Binbrook, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Memorial |
Memorial Text | A memorial to 460 Sqn RAAF which operated from Breighton and Binbrook 1941-1945 |
Location | Church of St. Mary & St. Gabriel, Binbrook, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stained Glass Window, RoH and Sqn Badge |
Memorial Text | Memorial to 460 Sqn RAAF which served at Binbrook between 1941 and 1945 |
Location | Former ATC Signals Square, Brookenby Industrial Estate, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Metal Plaques |
Memorial Text | Memorials to the aircrew and groundcrew of 460 Sqn RAAF who served at Brookenby, 1942-1943 |
Location | Church of St. Michael & All Angels, Brookenby, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Metal Plaques |
Memorial Text | Memorials to the aircrew and groundcrew of 460 Sqn RAAF who served at Brookenby, 1942-1943 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1908/6 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1908/5 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 02-03-1943 |
End Date | 03-03-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Breighton |
Day/Night Raid | Night (16% moon) |
Operation | Training |
Reason for Loss | Encountered bad weather and crashed close to Shawbury airfield, Shropshire |