S/Sgt. George Peach . British Army Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers from Nothampton
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J Peach . British Army J Peach served with the British Army. I have his unissued dogtags, made in preparation for deployment to the Far East and would love to get them home to his family. I am happy to cover all costs. If you are a family member or can put me in touch with them please get in touch. Update: Unfortunately The Wartime Memories Project has lost touch with Dan, his website, facebook page and email have all ceased to function. But if you can add any details about the person listed, please use the add to record link below.
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Tpr. Peter Noel Peach . British Army 2nd Btn. Northamptonshire Yeomanry from Northampton My dad, Peter Peach, served with the 2nd Northamptonshire Yeomanry and joined after his mate told him they would teach you to drive for free if you joined this week (in 1939?) and this he did.
I have spoken to "experts" for this Yeomanry at our local records office and they tell me that this Yeomanry never went to Africa and my dad was mistaken when he told me stories of being there. I have since requested his Army records and, behold, he received the Africa Star - which I have. It now looks from his records that he was sent there with the Yorkshire Hussars, maybe as a driver, as they were perhaps short of drivers. His stories to me were of a tank radio op and a driver for the Desert Rats raiding parties.
All records show he disembarked in Cyprus 1942. Because the records are sketchy, I can't find what he did with the Hussars or what his war experiences were with them. He told stories of Eygypt, Arab sellers of cigs and leaving Italy to return to England with the Desert Rat regiment - a six-week ordeal according to him - when they ran out of fresh water after a short while.
He went on to Europe with the Scots Guards - we think going through Belgium to Berlin - and we were told the 2nd Northamptonshires were the first tanks across the Rhine, but it is all sketchy and difficult to find more now he has passed. As kids we never thought to ask him about his war experiences which we all now regret. Perhaps one day we will find out more and we will give a clearer picture to these unsung heroes from Yeomanry who were attached to great regiments but whose records of their war stories have been lost inside them and it's now too late for anyone to remember them.
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PH Peach . British Army Royal Armoured Corps PH Peach served with the Royal Armoured Corps British Army. I have his unissued dogtags, made in preparation for deployment to the Far East and would love to get them home to his family. I am happy to cover all costs. If you are a family member or can put me in touch with them please get in touch. Update: Unfortunately The Wartime Memories Project has lost touch with Dan, his website, facebook page and email have all ceased to function. But if you can add any details about the person listed, please use the add to record link below.
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Lt. C. P. Peachey . South African Air Force 15 Sqdn. from Cape Province (d.23rd February 1944) On 23rd February 1944 a Baltimore from 15 Sqdn RAF (235 Wing, 201 Group) was shot down by five ME 109 fighters off Dhia island, Crete. The aircraft was on a long-range shipping reconnaissance off Iraklion Bay, Greece and failed to return to base. The crew were:
Lt. C.P. Peachey, 180275V, Pilot.
Lt. Neville St. Ledger Seaton, 547404V
W/O 1. O.C. Spargo, 544027V, WOp/AG.
W/O 1 G. van Alphen, 572187V, WOp/AG.
All the crew were lost and are commemorated on the Alamein Memorial.
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L.Sgt. EH Peachey . British Army 15/19th Hussars L.Sgt.EH Peachey served with the 15/19th Hussars British Army. I have his unissued dogtags, made in preparation for deployment to the Far East and would love to get them home to his family. I am happy to cover all costs. If you are a family member or can put me in touch with them please get in touch. Update: Unfortunately The Wartime Memories Project has lost touch with Dan, his website, facebook page and email have all ceased to function. But if you can add any details about the person listed, please use the add to record link below.
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Pte. Fredrick William Peachey . British Army 2nd Btn. Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry from Portsmouth (d.6th Jun 1944) Fredrick Peachey is one of my relations. I discovered his memorial in Italy on the web, while compiling my family tree
In the words of his parents "Time does not heal whilst memory lives."
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LJ Peachey . British Army Devonshire Regiment LJ Peachey served with the Devonshire Regiment British Army. I have his unissued dogtags, made in preparation for deployment to the Far East and would love to get them home to his family. I am happy to cover all costs. If you are a family member or can put me in touch with them please get in touch. Update: Unfortunately The Wartime Memories Project has lost touch with Dan, his website, facebook page and email have all ceased to function. But if you can add any details about the person listed, please use the add to record link below.
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Sergeant A R Peacock . RAF 149 Squadron
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LAC Cyril Peacock MID. Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve from Berry Croft, Willingham, Cambs I know very little of my father, Cyril Peacock's wartime service in the Royal Air Force. As is common with many of his fellow servicemen, he was reluctant to talk about his experiences.
I do know that he was Mentioned In Despatches for distinguished service, and his name was published in the London Gazette on 1st of January 1946. I have his certificate and bronze oak leaf.
He was evacuated after the fall of Singapore, and his troopship was torpedoed. He and his brother who was with him, survived and later made their way back to Singapore to search for another of their brothers who had served there, but found he had sadly died in Changi prison.
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F. B. Peacock . United States Air Force 327 Sqdn. My father, 2/Lt F. B. Peacock was shot down with William Lavies.
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Sqd.Ldr. George Ernest Peacock DFC. Royal Air Force 9 Squadron from Spennymoor, Co. Durham (d.6th Jun 1940) Squadron Leader George Peacock was the son of Stephen Ernest and Elizabeth Bagnall Peacock of Spennymoor, Co. Durham.
He is buried in the Geerviliet (Simonshaven) Protestant Churchyard, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands. He was aged 26. He earned his DFC for an attack on Bergen (L.G. 19/4/40). The citation mentions a second run over the target and turning back to attack a flying boat which was shot down.
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Able Sea. Maurice Peacock . Royal Navy HMS Victory I have been looking at documents belonging to my late father, Maurice Peacock, and his certificate of service shows the ships he served on - HMS Collingwood, Victory and Eaglet to name just a few. He has a few photos taken in the North Atlantic with the ship covered in thick ice but he never spoke much about his time served. He was only 18 when he joined and I would love to know more about his time in the Navy. He was discharged in May 1946.
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Cpl. Raymond Peacock . British Army Intelligence Corps (d.16th Dec 1944) Raymond Peacock died aged 23, born ub Jarrow in 1921, he was the son of John Henderson and Ellen Elizabeth Peacock (nee Davidson) of Jarrow.
He is buried in Jarrow Cemetery and is commemorated on the WW2 Roll of Honour Plaque in the entrance of Jarrow Town Hall.
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Pte. Robert Peacock . British Army Cameron Highlanders from Clydebank Robert Peacock was my Great Uncle and was part of the sacrificial rearguard action at Dunkirk by the 51st Highland Division. He was captured and became a POW. According to his own testimony he escaped 6 times but was caught.
Having known this man I have no reasons to doubt his evidence. All I know is that he was imprisoned in Stalag IXc but ended in the salt mines of Silesia.
It is important to me personally to trace his war history as he never talked about it much. Any help would be much appreciated.
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Sgt. Roger "Pluto" Peacock . Royal Air Force 40 Sqd. from Liverpool (d. ) Roger Peacock was born in Liverpool on January 1, 1920. He joined the RAF in 1937 and was trained to be a wireless operator and a gunner on a Blenheim Bomber. His plane was shot down on July 26th, 1940 during an air raid near Wilhelmshaven in north-west Germany. He was taken prisoner and spent five years in German POW camps:Oberursel-Barth-Sagan-Heydekrug-Fallingbostel. He took part in the "Long March" before returning to Britain after liberation.
After two years in hospital he became a teacher. After his retirement he adopted the pen name "Richard Passmore" and wrote three autobiographical works published by Thomas Harmsworth Publishing London: "Blenheim Boy"(1981),
"Moving Tent" about his time as a POW(1982)and "Thursday is Missing" about his childhood and youth in Liverpool(1984). He died in 1996.
After being discharged from hospital in 1947 he returned to Germany on a bicycle tour. During his stay at the youth hostel here in Osnabrueck he met a young man living in the neighbourhood, who invited him to get to know his family. This was the beginning of a lifelong friendship.
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Thomas Peacock . Home Guard Westerhope Platoon 11th (West Newcastle) Battalion, Northumberland
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WE Peacock . British Army Royal Armoured Corps WE Peacock served with the Royal Armoured Corps British Army. I have his unissued dogtags, made in preparation for deployment to the Far East and would love to get them home to his family. I am happy to cover all costs. If you are a family member or can put me in touch with them please get in touch. Update: Unfortunately The Wartime Memories Project has lost touch with Dan, his website, facebook page and email have all ceased to function. But if you can add any details about the person listed, please use the add to record link below.
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Pte. Alfred Edward "Knocker" Peak . British Army 2nd Btn. Beds and Herts Regiment from London My dad, Alfred Peak fought for his unit as a boxer. My dad was a regular soldier who joined up in Colchester barracks. He used to tell us about his army days. I would dearly love to find out about his boxing and where he served. After the war my dad threw his medals into the river Ooze in Bedford. He met up with his brother Billy who was serving in the Royal Norfolk's on a beach when some stukas came down and shot the 1st and 2nd lines. My dad saw his brother killed and tried to bury him. He was at Monte Cassino where he got shot. He was also taken prisoner by the Italians for about 39 days.
I have my dads cap badge and also my grandads who was in the Beds and Herts in WW1. If anyone has any information I would really appreciate it, sadly my dad is no longer with us so we can't ask; I would dearly love to be able to tell my grandsons about their Great Granddad as they are very interested.
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Flt.Sgt. James Peak . Royal Air Force 102 Sqd from Hendon, Middx (d.26th Feb 1943)
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PO John Frederick Peak . Royal Canadian Air Force 427 Sqdn. from Toronto, Ontario, Canada (d.14th February 1945) Pilot Officer (Air Gunner) Peak was the son of Frederick E. and Aileen Peak, of Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
He was 26 when he died and is buried in the Joint grave 117B in the Hoven (Brande) Cemetery in Denmark.
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John Grey Peaks . Royal Navy
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Jim Peall . British Army 5th Btn. East Kent Rgt (The Buffs) Jim Peall served with the 5th Btn East Kent Regiment (The Buffs) and was present at Doullens during WWII.
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Able Seaman. A. Pearce . Royal Navy HMS Forfar Able Seaman Pearce was listed amongst the survivors brought ashore from HMS Forfar.
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Sgt. Alan Sydney Pearce . Royal Air Force 115 Squadron (d.12th Apr 1940) On 12th April 1940 Alan Pearce took part in a raid on Stavanger, Norway. Vickers Wellington Mk1C, P9284, KO-J from RAF Marham, Norfolk was the lead aircraft of 2nd section. It was shot down over Stavanger and crashed on top of a bakery. All in the aircraft were killed.
- Pilot Officer 36223 Frederick Edward Barber, 26 years
- Pilot Officer 36180 David Alexander Rankin, (New Zealand) 25 years
- Sgt 580805 Alan Sydney Pearce, 20 years
- Sgt 514904 Geoffrey William James Juby, 28 years
- Leading Aircraftman 545537 Lionel Allen Westcott, 21 years
- Pilot Officer 76004 (RAFVR) Peter Edward Tucker Bull, 26 years.
They are all buried in the Stavanger (Eiganes) Churchyard.
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AWC Pearce . British Army 12th Btn. Royal Tank Regiment AWC Pearce served with the 12th Btn. Royal Tank Regiment British Army. I have his unissued dogtags, made in preparation for deployment to the Far East and would love to get them home to his family. I am happy to cover all costs. If you are a family member or can put me in touch with them please get in touch. Update: Unfortunately The Wartime Memories Project has lost touch with Dan, his website, facebook page and email have all ceased to function. But if you can add any details about the person listed, please use the add to record link below.
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Sgt. Cyril Victor Pearce . RAF Volunteer Reserve 500 Squadron (d.7th July 1941 ) My uncle was killed on 7th July 1941 at Burnham Market. We understand that he was the air gunner in a Blenheim which was shot down. Having looked at various pieces of history,the pilot was listed as A. Leeson, but Cyril is not mentioned in any of the references made. He is buried at Harrow (Pinner) New Cemetery.
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Don Pearce . British Army 1st Btn. King's Own Royal Regiment I have a special interest 1st Btn The King's Own Royal Regiment in which I served. I celebrated my 21st birthday 7.7.44 in Montone and I am trying to find any one who was was involved in the Battle of Montone, July 1944, military or civilian.
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