Elldred, Peter John
Personal Information
Rank | F/O |
Forename(s) | Peter John |
Surname | Elldred |
Gender | M |
Age | 22 |
Decorations | MiD |
Date of Death | 18-11-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of William Robert and Anne Elldred, of Athelhampton. Husband of Joan Margaret Elldred. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Halifax V |
Serial Number | DK244 |
Markings | DT-Q |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | West Lulworth (Holy Trinity) Churchyard |
Grave Reference | S.E. corner. |
Epitaph | AT THE GOING DOWN OF THE SUN AND IN THE MORNING WE WILL REMEMBER HIM (excerpt from "For The Fallen" by Laurence Binyon) |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 160 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 117133 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 3 |
Squadron | 192 |
Trade | Navigator |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Miscellaneous Information
Mentioned in Despatches June 1944 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 18-11-1943 |
End Date | 19-11-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Feltwell |
Day/Night Raid | Night (59% moon) |
Operation | Special signals duties in the Ludwigshafen area |
Reason for Loss | Recalled less than an hour into the sortie and came down on Feltwell airfield, Norfolk |