Whittle, Peter Rex
Personal Information
Rank | LAC |
Forename(s) | Peter Rex |
Surname | Whittle |
Gender | M |
Age | |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 23-05-1940 |
Next of Kin |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Bristol Blenheim IV |
Serial Number | L8834 |
Markings | BL- |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | France |
Burial/Memorial Place | Miraumont Communal Cemetery |
Grave Reference | B. Joint grave 7-8. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 264 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 611596 |
Service | Royal Air Force |
Group | 2 |
Squadron | 40 |
Trade | WOp/AG |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | RAF Wyton Memorial Garden, Wyton, Cambridgeshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Memorial Stone & Inscribed Metal Plaque |
Memorial Text | Commemorating the Pathfinder Sqns operating from RAF Wyton, 1942-1945 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/412/8 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/412/7 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 23-05-1940 |
End Date | 23-05-1940 |
Takeoff Station | Wyton |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Bombing troop columns near Arras |
Reason for Loss | Brought down by ground fire near Miraumont |