Peters, Robert William
Personal Information
Rank | P/O |
Forename(s) | Robert William |
Surname | Peters |
Gender | M |
Age | 22 |
Decorations | DFM |
Date of Death | 15-08-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of Harold and Ada Peters. Husband of Phyllis Mary Peters, of Saffron Walden, Essex. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Halifax II |
Serial Number | JD180 |
Markings | NF-O |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | France |
Burial/Memorial Place | St. Germain au Mont d'Or Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Row C. Grave 10. |
Epitaph | THEIRS WAS THE AIR, OURS IS THE EARTH, BECAUSE OF THEM |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 225 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 149158 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 3 |
Squadron | 138 (Special Duties) |
Trade | WOp/AG |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Village Green, Tempsford, Bedfordshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stone Memorial with inscribed Marble Tablets |
Memorial Text | In honour of the men and women of Special Duties Sqns stationed at RAF Tempsford |
Location | "The Barn" Gibraltar Farm, Tempsford, Bedfordshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Plaque & Framed Scroll |
Memorial Text | To commemorate the men and women of different nationalities who flew from RAF Tempsford to aid resistance forces in occupied Europe |
Location | St. Peter's Church, Tempsford, Bedfordshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Tablet, Wooden Boards, Brass Plaques & RoH |
Memorial Text | Remembering all those who flew from RAF Tempsford including those of the Royal Australian Air Force |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 14-08-1943 |
End Date | 15-08-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Tempsford |
Day/Night Raid | Night (99% moon) |
Operation | Special Operations Executive- Operation Pimento 12, for France |
Reason for Loss | Crashed landed, probably due to technical difficulties, NW of Annecy. Two houses were demolished and a number of civilians were killed |