Sumpter, Peter Allan
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Peter Allan |
Surname | Sumpter |
Gender | M |
Age | 23 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 16-01-1945 |
Next of Kin | Son of George William and Geraldine Sumpter, of Leicester. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster I |
Serial Number | NG147 |
Markings | XY-C |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Haverhill Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Sec. U. Grave 252. |
Epitaph | COURAGEOUS AND IN LOVE OF DUTY. "OUR HERO." MUM, DAD AND SISTER MURIEL |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 249 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1869349 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 3 |
Squadron | 186 |
Trade | Flight Engineer |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Kedington Community Centre, Arms Lane, Kedington, Suffolk |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Framed Scroll |
Memorial Text | January 16 1945, Dedicated to the crew of 186 Sqn Lancaster NG147 |
Location | Outside former Officers Mess, Stradishall, Suffolk |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Brick Memorial with Inscribed Marble Tablets |
Memorial Text | To commemorate 32 years of service by the men and women of R.A.F. Stradishall 1938 - 1970 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1145/18 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1145/17 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 16-01-1945 |
End Date | 17-01-1945 |
Takeoff Station | Stradishall |
Day/Night Raid | Night (10% moon) |
Operation | Wanne-Eickel- to attack a benzol plant. 138 Lancasters, all from 3 Group, 1 lost. Results unknown |
Reason for Loss | Crashed three minutes after takeoff and exploded, near Haverhill, Suffolk |