Parrott, Peter Cross
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Peter Cross |
Surname | Parrott |
Gender | M |
Age | 23 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 19-08-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of Tom and Martha Parrott, of Sunbury-On-Thames. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Halifax V |
Serial Number | DG420 |
Markings | -H |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Sunbury New Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Sec. C. Grave 672. |
Epitaph | PETER - IS NOT DEAD HE DOTH NOT SLEEP - HE HATH AWAKENED FROM THE DREAM OF LIFE |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 223 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1174427 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 4 |
Squadron | 1663 HCU C Flt |
Trade | WOp/AG |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 19-08-1943 |
End Date | 19-08-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Rufforth |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Training |
Reason for Loss | Collided with a 1658 HCU Halifax out of Rufforth (R9497). Both aircraft crashed west of Copmanthorpe, SW of York |