Read, Peter Verrall
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Peter Verrall |
Surname | Read |
Gender | M |
Age | 20 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 08-05-1941 |
Next of Kin | Son of Charles and Alice Mary Read, of Shirley, Southampton. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington IC |
Serial Number | R1374 |
Markings | JN-G |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | France |
Burial/Memorial Place | Nantes (Pont-du-Cens) Communal Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Plot L. Row A. Coll. grave 20-22. |
Epitaph | TO THE DEAR AND HAPPY MEMORY OF OUR BELOVED PETE. LOVE, MOTHER, DAD AND MARJORIE |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 88 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1152158 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 1 |
Squadron | 150 |
Trade | WOp/AG |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Adjacent to site of former SHQ, Newton, Nottinghamshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Statue, Plaque and information board |
Memorial Text | Dedicated to all who served at RAF Newton from 1940 to 2001 |
Location | St. John the Baptist Church, Pollington, East Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Slate Plaque and Rolls of Honour |
Memorial Text | Dedicated to the Personnel of 150 Squadron R.A.F. Snaith 1941-1942 Not for themselves alone |
Location | St. Laurence Priory Church, Snaith, East Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Slate Plaque |
Memorial Text | Remembering the crew of Wellington III Z165I JN-M of 150 Sqn. R.A.F. Snaith 13/14th 09/1942 |
Miscellaneous Information
There are two memorials to this aircraft and its crew in France: One in the town square in Pont St. Martin, the other a few miles away close to the location of the crash. Both memorials are shared between Wallington R1374 and Hampden AD750, both of which crashed in 1941, not far apart. In the UK there are two additional memorials at the former site of RAF Newton. The preserved control tower has a weather vane featuring the insignia of Wellington R1374 |
Casualty Pack Number Find Out More
AIR 81/6311 (P358928/41) |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1009/10 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1009/9 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 07-05-1941 |
End Date | 08-05-1941 |
Takeoff Station | Newton |
Day/Night Raid | Night (85% moon) |
Operation | St-Nazaire |
Reason for Loss | Crashed near Nantes |