Horsham, Peter John
Personal Information
Rank | F/S |
Forename(s) | Peter John |
Surname | Horsham |
Gender | M |
Age | 20 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 18-08-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of William James Horsham and Clara Horsham, of Oxford. Husband of Geraldine Joan Horsham. Father of Jacqueline Ann Horsham, born 31 January 1944, five months after the loss of her father. |
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 | IN MEMORY OF PETER WHO GAVE HIS LIFE FOR HIS COUNTRY THAT WE MIGHT LIVE IN PEACE |
Ribbon Stone | 1355 (Block 105, Column 14, Row 2) |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 51 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 574342 |
Service | Royal Air Force |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 619 |
Trade | Flight Engineer |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | International Bomber Command Centre, Lincoln, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed stone tablet |
Memorial Text | In honour of F/Sgt Peter John Horsham 619 Sqn |
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 |
Miscellaneous Information
One of three crews shot down by Oblt. Hans Meisner in just 15 minutes. JA851 was shot down at 02:54, JA691 at 03:01 and lastly EE117 at 03:11 |
Older Brother of Anne Heaton, principal ballerina Sadlers Wells Ballet. |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/2131/6 |
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). |