Orwin, Peter Francis Barclay
Personal Information
Rank | F/S |
Forename(s) | Peter Francis Barclay |
Surname | Orwin |
Gender | M |
Age | 19 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 18-08-1941 |
Next of Kin | Son of John Barclay Monkhouse Orwin and Winifred Vivienne Orwin. Husband of Jean Patricia Garnett Orwin, of St. Marylebone, London. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Hampden I |
Serial Number | AE185 |
Markings | VN- |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Netherlands |
Burial/Memorial Place | Haren General Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Plot 1. Row G. Grave 4. |
Epitaph | WE WHO WILL ALWAYS LOVE HIM, REMEMBER WITH GRATITUDE |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 81 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 551839 |
Service | Royal Air Force |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 50 |
Trade | WOp/AG |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Casualty Pack Number Find Out More
AIR 81/8393 (P361476/41) |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/486/15 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/486/14 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 17-08-1941 |
End Date | 18-08-1941 |
Takeoff Station | Swinderby |
Day/Night Raid | Night (23% moon) |
Operation | Bremen |
Reason for Loss | Shot down by a night fighter and crashed at Paterswolds, Holland, 8 km from Groningen |