Footballer, Winger. He was regarded by his manager Matt Busby as "the best outside left in the country." Busby held him in high regard for his exceptional footballing abilities and contribution to the team.
Pegg perished when the Ambassador carrying the Manchester United team crashed at the Munich-Riem Airport at 3:04 p.m. on February 6, 1958. 22 others were killed in the air crash.
Pegg perished when the Ambassador carrying the Manchester United team crashed at the Munich-Riem Airport at 3:04 p.m. on February 6, 1958. 22 others were killed in the air crash.
Footballer, Winger. He was regarded by his manager Matt Busby as "the best outside left in the country." Busby held him in high regard for his exceptional footballing abilities and contribution to the team.
Pegg perished when the Ambassador carrying the Manchester United team crashed at the Munich-Riem Airport at 3:04 p.m. on February 6, 1958. 22 others were killed in the air crash.
Pegg perished when the Ambassador carrying the Manchester United team crashed at the Munich-Riem Airport at 3:04 p.m. on February 6, 1958. 22 others were killed in the air crash.
Inscription
TREASURED MEMORIES
OF
A DEAR SON AND BROTHER,
DAVID PEGG.
LATE OUTSIDE LEFT
MANCHESTER UNITED F. C. AND ENGLAND TEAM
KILLED IN THE MUNICH AIR DISASTER
6TH FEB. 1958,
AGED 22 YEARS.
"SLEEP ON DEAR SON, YOUR GAME IS O'ER
YOUR TWINKLING FEET WILL PLAY NO MORE
GOD TOOK YOUR LIFE HE THOUGHT IT BEST
TO GRANT TO YOU ETERNAL REST."
Gravesite Details
Enter the cemetery by the main entrance - Pegg's grave is in the second plot B on the left hand side - on the corner just past the tree. Note - the postcode for this cemetery is DN6 7EA - there are two Red House Lanes in this area.
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