Harris, Peter William
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Peter William |
Surname | Harris |
Gender | M |
Age | 20 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 05-02-1945 |
Next of Kin | Son of Frederick and Constance May Harris, of Kirk Sandall. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington X |
Serial Number | ME978 |
Markings |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Kirk Sandall (St. Oswald) Churchyard |
Grave Reference | Grave 275. |
Epitaph | HE GAVE THE GREATEST GIFT OF ALL, HIS UNFINISHED LIFE |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 46 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1582570 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 92 |
Squadron | 14 OTU |
Trade | Navigator |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 05-02-1945 |
End Date | 05-02-1945 |
Takeoff Station | Husbands Bosworth |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Training |
Reason for Loss | On a navigation detail, flew into cloud, iced up & abandoned. Although wreckage cleared from Blease Farm, Knutsford, Sgt. Harris' body was not discovered for 3 weeks. |