King, Peter Charles Morrell
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Peter Charles Morrell |
Surname | King |
Gender | M |
Age | 21 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 28-05-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of Victor Hugo Morrell King and Violet Pretoria King, of Clapham Common, London. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster III |
Serial Number | JA712 |
Markings | BQ-B |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Belgium |
Burial/Memorial Place | Brussels Town Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Coll. grave X. 18. 29. |
Epitaph | TO-DAY AND EVERY DAY WE MISS YOU, DARLING. GOD BLESS. MUMMY AND DADDY |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 59 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1394149 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 1 |
Squadron | 550 |
Trade | Wireless Operator |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Chemin du Stoquois, Rebecq, Walloon Brabant Province |
Country | Belgium |
Memorial Type | Metal sculpture & inscribed metal plaques |
Memorial Text |
Location | Lancaster Approach, North Killingholme, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Memorial Stone & Info Board |
Memorial Text | A memorial to 550 Sqn RAF which flew from RAF North Killingholme; Jan 1944 - Oct 1945 |
Location | Church of St. Deny's, North Killingholme, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stained Glass Window, RoH and inscribed Metal & Wooden Plaques |
Memorial Text | Several memorials to the men and women who served with 550 Sqn at RAF Killingholme during WW2 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/2037/14 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/2037/13 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 27-05-1944 |
End Date | 28-05-1944 |
Takeoff Station | North Killingholme |
Day/Night Raid | Night (31% moon) |
Operation | Aachen |
Reason for Loss | Attacked by a night fighter and shot down, crashing at Rebecq, near Brussels |