Wykes, Peter Terrey
Personal Information
Rank | Captain |
Forename(s) | Peter Terrey |
Surname | Wykes |
Gender | M |
Age | 24 |
Decorations | Territorial Decoration, MiD |
Date of Death | 24-03-1945 |
Next of Kin | Son of Gerald Davis Wykes and Gertrude Amy Wykes, of Kibworth Harcourt, Leicestershire. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Taylorcraft Auster IV |
Serial Number | MT183 |
Markings |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Reichswald Forest War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 53. G.8. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 3 |
Panel Number | Not yet erected on site |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 85197 |
Service | Royal Artillery |
Group | 83 Group |
Squadron | 658 (Blue Thunder) |
Squadron Motto | Videmus Delemus (We see and destroy) |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
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Last Operation Information
Start Date | - |
End Date | - |
Operation | "Counter Battery" Patrol (enemy flak spotting) - Emmerich to Rees |
Reason for Loss | Crashed and burned out near Esserden. An army unit had reported that they had seen it hit the ground with its tailplane shot away |