Identity
Person No.
19847
Service No.
180275V
Last Name
First Name
Cecil Peter
Initials
C P
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
28
Military Service
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause of Death
Killed in action, missing Candia, in Martin Baltimore Mk III #FA471. T/o 0615, LG 07/'Z' LG/Matruh West, Egypt. One of two Baltimores on a long range shipping reconnaissance of Iraklion (Candia) Bay, Crete, Greece. Attacked at 0812 hrs, by five Me 109 fighters off Dhia Island, Crete. This aircraft was last seen heading 040 and flying into low cloud. Failed to return to base, almost certainly shot down by these fighters
Grave Reference
Location
Additional Information
Notes
Son of Peter and Harriet Peachey, of Grahamstown, Cape Province, South Africa; husband of Doreen L. Peachey, of Grahamstown.
Citation
Unknown
External Source
Unknown
South African War Graves Project