Peacock, William Oliver
Personal Information
Rank | F/O |
Forename(s) | William Oliver |
Surname | Peacock |
Gender | M |
Age | 22 |
Date of Death | 03-04-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of John Edgar and Mary Peacock, of Joppa, Edinburgh. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | de Havilland Mosquito IV |
Serial Number | DZ380 |
Markings | XD-X |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | France |
Burial/Memorial Place | Maubeuge-Centre Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Row B. Grave 17. |
Epitaph | HE WAS SO YOUNG TO DIE. HE GAVE HIS LIFE UNGRUDGINGLY, THAT WE MAY LIVE |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 224 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 119014 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 2 |
Squadron | 139 (Jamaica) |
Squadron Motto | Si placet necamus (We destroy at will) |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/960/18 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/960/17 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 03-04-1943 |
End Date | 03-04-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Marham |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Aulnoye, France, near Belgian border, to attack railway targets |
Reason for Loss | Shot down by two fighters (Fw 190s) above the Foret de Mormal. One of the victors was Ofw Wilhelm Mackensted of 6./JG26. Crashed near the village of Houdain-lez-Bavay at 09:15 hrs |