Goldsmith, Peter Mylrea
Personal Information
Rank | P/O |
Forename(s) | Peter Mylrea |
Surname | Goldsmith |
Gender | M |
Age | 25 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 18-08-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of George Shimmin Goldsmith and Elsie Goldsmith, of Prospect, South Australia. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster III |
Serial Number | EE117 |
Markings | PG-L |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Denmark |
Burial/Memorial Place | Aabenraaa Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Allied Mil. Plot. Row 3. Coll. grave 10. |
Epitaph | TO LIVE IN THE HEARTS OF THOSE WE LEAVE BEHIND IS NOT TO DIE |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 40 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 5105 |
Service | Royal Australian Air Force |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 619 |
Trade | Air Bomber |
Country of Origin | Australia |
Other Memorials
Location | Thorpe Camp, Tattershall Thorpe, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stone Memorial with Inscribed Lettering and Sqn Badges |
Memorial Text | A memorial to those who flew from RAF Woodhall Spa during WW2, including 619 Sqn |
Location | St. Peter's Church, Woodhall Spa, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Metal Plaque |
Memorial Text | A memorial to all those who served with 619 Sqn during WW2 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/2131/37 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/2131/5 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 17-08-1943 |
End Date | 18-08-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Woodhall Spa |
Day/Night Raid | Night (93% moon) |
Operation | Peenemunde (Operation Hydra, part of Operation Crossbow - Destruction of the V2) |
Reason for Loss | Shot down by a night-fighter (Oblt Hans Meissner, 11./NJG 3). |