Hill, Peter John
Personal Information
Rank | P/O |
Forename(s) | Peter John |
Surname | Hill |
Gender | M |
Age | 18 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 12-02-1942 |
Next of Kin | Son of Albert and Elizabeth Ethel Hill, of Yardley, Birmingham. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Bristol Blenheim IV |
Serial Number | Z7433 |
Markings | VE- |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Runnymede Memorial |
Grave Reference | Panel 70. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 182 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 104390 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 2 |
Squadron | 110 (Hyderabad) |
Trade | Observer |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Adjacent to Northern Perimeter of Airfield, Wattisham, Suffolk |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stone Memorial with Inscribed Stone Tablets |
Memorial Text | This memorial is dedicated to RAF Wattisham, AAF Station 377 and AAF Station 470 from 1939 - 1945 |
Casualty Pack Number Find Out More
AIR 81/12114 (P366098/42) |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/858/24 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/858/23 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 12-02-1942 |
End Date | 12-02-1942 |
Takeoff Station | Wattisham |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Operation Fuller- to bomb German battle cruisers Scharnhorst, Gneisenau and Prinz Eugen after they left Brest harbour |
Reason for Loss | Shot down by an Me109 and crashed 90km W of Texel |