Emerton, Peter James
Personal Information
Rank | S/L |
Forename(s) | Peter James |
Surname | Emerton |
Gender | M |
Age | 26 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 14-11-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of Henry Wilfred Emerton and of Ethel May Emerton (Nee Field), Husband of Gwynneth Nina Emerton (Nee Harris), of Sheerness, Kent. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Halifax II |
Serial Number | DG230 |
Markings |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Aldershot Military Cemetery |
Grave Reference | A.A. 49. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 161 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 37762 |
Service | Royal Air Force |
Group | 4 |
Squadron | 1652 HCU |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 14-11-1943 |
End Date | 14-11-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Marston Moor |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Air Test |
Reason for Loss | Whilst climbing away from the airfield, both starboard engines failed and the aircraft plunged into a pond at Kirk Hammerton, WNW of York |