Wallis, Peter Thurston
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Peter Thurston |
Surname | Wallis |
Gender | M |
Age | 19 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 06-12-1942 |
Next of Kin | Son of John Thurston Wallis and Clara Wallis, of Wimbledon. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Halifax II |
Serial Number | DG223 |
Markings | NP-Q |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Wimbledon (Gap Road) Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Plot O.A. Grave 144. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 259 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1321236 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 4 |
Squadron | 158 |
Trade | Air Gunner |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | St. James of Compostola Church, Lissett, East Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Memorial Stone & Inscribed Metal Plaque |
Memorial Text | Memorial to 158 Sqn, RAF Lissett 28th February 1943 - 17th August 1946 |
Location | St. James of Compostola Church, Lissett, East Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stained Glass Window & Inscribed Metal Plaques |
Memorial Text | A stained glass window in memory of 158 Sqn RAF |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1048/22 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1048/21 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 06-12-1942 |
End Date | 07-12-1942 |
Takeoff Station | Rufforth |
Day/Night Raid | Night (2% moon) |
Operation | Mannheim. 272 aircraft, 10 losses (3.7%). PFF did not mark the targets due to total cloud cover. Many aircraft bombed using dead-reckoning instead. Little damage. |
Reason for Loss | Pilot was unable to retract the undercarriage after takeoff and radioed to base that it was returning. Failed to land on first attempt and crashed while going around, approx. 3 miles south of Rufforth |