Vercoe, Peter Newman
Personal Information
Rank | F/S |
Forename(s) | Peter Newman |
Surname | Vercoe |
Gender | M |
Age | 22 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 25-07-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of Eric Newman Vercoe and Lilian Bennetta Vercoe, of Paraparaumu Beach, Wellington, New Zealand. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster III |
Serial Number | LM477 |
Markings | GI-L |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | France |
Burial/Memorial Place | Essey-les-Nancy Chutrchyard |
Grave Reference | Grave 1. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 257 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 425805 |
Service | Royal New Zealand Air Force |
Group | 3 |
Squadron | 622 |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | New Zealand |
Other Memorials
Location | Church of St. John, Beck Row, Suffolk |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Slate Tablet on rear external wall of Church |
Memorial Text | In remembrance of all who served at RAF Mildenhall and associated aerodromes in the cause of freedom, 1939-1945 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/2143/7 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/2138/1 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 24-07-1944 |
End Date | 25-07-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Mildenhall |
Day/Night Raid | Night (20% moon) |
Operation | Stuttgart. 461 Lancasters and 153 Halifaxes. 17 Lancasters and 4 Halifaxes lost (4.6% in all). The first of three large raids on the city in a five-night window. The central districts were devastated despite being in valleys. Most of the municipal and cultural buildings were destroyed. |
Reason for Loss | Crashed in the outskirts of Nancy, France |