Nicholls, Peter Maurice
Personal Information
Rank | W/O |
Forename(s) | Peter Maurice |
Surname | Nicholls |
Gender | M |
Age | 22 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 24-04-1945 |
Next of Kin | Son of Maurice John and Ethel Rosetta Nicholls, of Hornchurch, Essex. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster I |
Serial Number | NF955 |
Markings | HA-H |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Cambridge City Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Grave 15708. |
Epitaph | AT THE GOING DOWN OF THE SUN AND IN THE MORNING WE WILL REMEMBER THEM |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 218 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1318567 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 3 |
Squadron | 218 (Gold Coast) |
Trade | Air Bomber |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Village Green, Chedburgh, Suffolk |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Brick Monument with Inscribed Marble Tablets |
Memorial Text | In memory and honour of the Royal Air Force and Polish Air Force Squadrons who were based at RAF Chedburgh 1942 - 1946 |
Location | St. Mary's Church, Bexwell, Norfolk |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Tablet |
Memorial Text | In memory of the squadrons based at R.A.F. Downham Market and those who have their lives during the 1939 - 1945 war |
Location | All Saints Church, Chedburgh, Suffolk |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | RoH and Sqn Crest |
Memorial Text | Roll of Honour and scroll remembering the members of the Royal and Polish Air Forces who served at RAF Chedburgh 1942 - 1946 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1353/8 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1353/7 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 24-04-1945 |
End Date | 24-04-1945 |
Takeoff Station | Chedburgh |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Bad Oldsloe- to attack railway yards |
Reason for Loss | Both starboard engines lost power as soon as the aircraft became airborne. Crashed into a hedgerow on the perimeter of the airfield |