Peach, Thomas Arthur
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Thomas Arthur |
Surname | Peach |
Gender | M |
Age | 24 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 10-05-1940 |
Next of Kin | Son of Charles and Mary Peach, of Smethwick, Staffordshire. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Bristol Blenheim IV |
Serial Number | L8860 |
Markings | WV- |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Netherlands |
Burial/Memorial Place | Jonkerbos War Cemetery, Nijmegen |
Grave Reference | 18. G. 8. |
Epitaph | A VOICE WE LOVED IS STILL, A PLACE IS VACANT AT OUR HEARTH THAT NEVER CAN BE FILLED |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 224 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 581241 |
Service | Royal Air Force |
Group | AC/BEF |
Squadron | 18 (Burma) |
Trade | Observer |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/243/14 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/243/13 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 10-05-1940 |
End Date | 10-05-1940 |
Takeoff Station | Meharicourt |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Reconnaissance Albert Canal |
Reason for Loss | Hit by ground fire and , possibly, by a fighter, and crashed along the river Maas near Reuver |