Baldwin, Peter
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Peter |
Surname | Baldwin |
Gender | M |
Age | 19 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 09-08-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of Owen and Edith Mary Baldwin, of Wallington, Surrey. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington X |
Serial Number | MS471 |
Markings | -G |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Ollerton Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Cons. Portion. Grave 1180. |
Epitaph | KILLED IN A BOMBER CRASH. DEARLY LOVED ONLY SON OF OWEN AND EDITH M. BALDWIN. SINCERELY MOURNED |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 5 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1861770 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 93 |
Squadron | 82 OTU |
Trade | Air Gunner |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Holy Rood Church, Ossington, Nottinghamshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Metal Plaque |
Memorial Text | A memorial to those personnel from RAF Ossington who worshipped at Ossington church, 1941 to 1946 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 09-08-1943 |
End Date | 09-08-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Ossington |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Cross country exercise |
Reason for Loss | An engine failed at low level and the Wellington crashed between Newark and Retford |