Brunsdon, Peter Sydney
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Peter Sydney |
Surname | Brunsdon |
Gender | M |
Age | 24 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 16-04-1942 |
Next of Kin | Son of Thomas Charles Victor Brunsdon and Elsie Anne Brunsdon (née Harris), of Leckhampton, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Short Stirling I |
Serial Number | N6068 |
Markings | OJ-T |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Belgium |
Burial/Memorial Place | Oostende New Communal Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Plot 9. Row 4. Joint grave 22-23. |
Epitaph | HOW SLEEP THE BRAVE |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 137 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 927161 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 3 |
Squadron | 149 (East India) |
Trade | Observer |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | St. George's Church, Methwold, Norfolk |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Roll of Honour & inscribed window |
Memorial Text | Roll of Honour of 149 Sqn RAF and a window remembering the men and women of all Nations who served at RAF Methwold, 1939-1945 |
Casualty Pack Number Find Out More
AIR 81/13809 (P367887/42) |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1002/8 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1002/7 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 15-04-1942 |
End Date | 16-04-1942 |
Takeoff Station | Lakenheath |
Day/Night Raid | Night (0% moon) |
Operation | Dortmund- thick cloud and icing meant that the equivalent of only 8 aircraft loads of bombs hit target, despite 152 sorties |
Reason for Loss | Crashed on the southern outskirts of Oostende |