Keay, Peter John
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Peter John |
Surname | Keay |
Gender | M |
Age | 22 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 16-04-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of John Arthur and Nancy Hilder Keay, of Rocky Glen, New South Wales, Australia. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster I |
Serial Number | W4317 |
Markings | OR-J |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Belgium |
Burial/Memorial Place | Chièvres Communal Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Grave 11. |
Epitaph | ALIVE FOR EVERMORE |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 58 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 15302 |
Service | Royal Australian Air Force |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 61 |
Trade | Flight Engineer |
Country of Origin | Australia |
Miscellaneous Information
There is a lost report for Lancaster W4317 which incorrectly records the code as QR-R but in actual fact the code is QR-J. |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/578/8 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/578/7 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 16-04-1943 |
End Date | 17-04-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Syerston |
Day/Night Raid | Night (87% moon) |
Operation | Pilsen (Skoda factory) |
Reason for Loss | Homebound, the Lancaster was shot down by Hpt Rudolf Altendorf, crashing near Mons in Belgium |