Peace, Eric Ralph
Personal Information
Rank | F/O |
Forename(s) | Eric Ralph |
Surname | Peace |
Gender | M |
Age | 25 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 14-01-1945 |
Next of Kin | Son of Leo and Anne Peace, of Koonya, Tasmania, Australia. Husband of Muriel Esther Peace, of Glenorchy, Tasmania. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington III |
Serial Number | X3465 |
Markings |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Oxford (Botley) Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Plot H/1. Grave 206. |
Epitaph | HIS DUTY NOBLY DONE. LOVED BY ALL |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 83 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 8309 |
Service | Royal Australian Air Force |
Group | 93 |
Squadron | 27 OTU |
Trade | Air Gunner |
Country of Origin | Australia |
Other Memorials
Location | Adjacent to Village Hall, Fradley, Staffordshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Brick Memorial & Stencilled Composite Panels |
Memorial Text | This memorial is a tribute to all those both military and civil who came from many countries to serve at RAF Lichfield |
Miscellaneous Information
The surviving five crew members were all injured |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 14-01-1945 |
End Date | 15-01-1945 |
Takeoff Station | Lichfield |
Day/Night Raid | Night (1% moon) |
Operation | Sweepstake |
Reason for Loss | On return, experienced bad weather and crashed while attempting a landing at Wymeswold. |