Cornwallis, Peter Brownell
Personal Information
Rank | F/L |
Forename(s) | Peter Brownell |
Surname | Cornwallis |
Gender | M |
Age | 24 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 27-02-1945 |
Next of Kin | Son of Sir Kinahan Cornwallis, G.C.M.G., C.B.E., D.S.O. and Gertrude Cornwallis (Nee Bowen), of North Warnborough, Hampshire. Husband of Babette Johanna Cornwallis, of Chelsea, London. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Short Stirling IV |
Serial Number | LK272 |
Markings | NF-P |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Runnymede Memorial |
Grave Reference | Panel 265. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 148 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 158704 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 3 |
Squadron | 138 (Special Duties) |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Village Green, Tempsford, Bedfordshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stone Memorial with inscribed Marble Tablets |
Memorial Text | In honour of the men and women of Special Duties Sqns stationed at RAF Tempsford |
Location | "The Barn" Gibraltar Farm, Tempsford, Bedfordshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Plaque & Framed Scroll |
Memorial Text | To commemorate the men and women of different nationalities who flew from RAF Tempsford to aid resistance forces in occupied Europe |
Location | St. Peter's Church, Tempsford, Bedfordshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Tablet, Wooden Boards, Brass Plaques & RoH |
Memorial Text | Remembering all those who flew from RAF Tempsford including those of the Royal Australian Air Force |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/957/4 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/957/3 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 26-02-1945 |
End Date | 27-02-1945 |
Takeoff Station | Tempsford |
Day/Night Raid | Night (100% moon) |
Operation | Special Operations Executive- Operations Crupper 37, for Norway with four agents aboard |
Reason for Loss | Shot down by flak over the North Sea |