Pedersen, Niels Peter William
Personal Information
Rank | F/O |
Forename(s) | Niels Peter William |
Surname | Pedersen |
Gender | M |
Age | 21 |
Decorations | King Christian X's Medal for Participation in the War |
Date of Death | 03-02-1945 |
Next of Kin | Son of Niels Jorgen Johannes Pedersen and of May Mary Pedersen (Nee Smith), of East Barnet, Hertfordshire. Niels Jorgen Johannes Pedersen was Danish |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster I |
Serial Number | NN739 |
Markings | TC-Q |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Reichswald Forest War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Spec. Memorial. No. 7. |
Epitaph | FAREWELL, DEAR BOY, WE SHALL MEET AGAIN IN GOD'S OWN TIME |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 83 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 154573 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 1 |
Squadron | 170 |
Trade | Air Bomber |
Country of Origin | Denmark |
Other Memorials
Location | On A631, adjacent to former Main Gate, Hemswell, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Memorial |
Memorial Text | "To see and not be seen" 170 Squadron Royal Air Force Bpmber Command Hemswell |
Miscellaneous Information
Born 29 September 1923 in Helsinki, Finland, to Danish parents, who married in England the year before. Miels was Danish national and was working as a solicitors clerk immediately before enlisting (which he did the day after he had turned eighteen). |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1097/4 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1097/3 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 03-02-1945 |
End Date | 04-02-1945 |
Takeoff Station | Hemswell |
Day/Night Raid | Night (63% moon) |
Operation | Bottrop- Prosper Benzol plant |
Reason for Loss | Possibly shot down by flak |