Banks, Peter
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Peter |
Surname | Banks |
Gender | M |
Age | 20 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 15-12-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of Peter and Maria Banks, of Wigan, Lancashire. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster I |
Serial Number | NG294 |
Markings | CF-H |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Rheinberg War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Coll. grave 8. L. 1-5. |
Epitaph | I WAS NOT THERE TO SEE YOU DIE, TO LIFT YOUR HAND, TO SAY GOOD-BYE, MY SON PETER |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 5 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 2205640 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 1 |
Squadron | 625 |
Trade | Air Gunner |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Roadside Location, Kelstern, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Memorial Stone and inscribed metal plaque |
Memorial Text | A memorial to 625 Sqn, RAF Kelstern October 1943 to April 1945 |
Location | St. Faiths Church. Kelstern, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | RoH in wooden case |
Memorial Text | 625 Sqn Roll of Honour and Sqn badge |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/2145/22 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/2143/29 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 15-12-1944 |
End Date | 16-12-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Kelstern |
Day/Night Raid | Night (0% moon) |
Operation | Ludwigshafen - I.G. Farbenindustrie chemical works |
Reason for Loss | Aircraft took off at 1442hrs.Due to unknown reason aircraft crashed near Bostalsee, Germany. |