Thomas Arthur Peach (581241) RAF Son of Charles and Mary Peach, of Smethwick, Staffordshire. Peach was the Observer on Bristol Blenheim Mk.IV L8860 (WV-P) of 18 Squadron, RAF: Lost on combat operations - officially described as "Blenheim L8860 crashed near Kessel, The Netherlands, 11 May 1940". Took off from Méharicourt on a low-level reconnaissance mission to reconnoiter the Albert Kanaal. Crashed on the banks of the Maas (Meuse) between Reuver and Kessel, south-west of Venlo, at 17:00 hrs. The aircraft was shot down by fighter pilot Oberleutnant H-C. Schäfer of the 5./JG 26, who was flying a Bf 109E from Dortmund-Brackel airfield in Germany.

Crew:
Pilot Officer (Pilot) Leonard Thomas Dixon, RAF 42111, killed in action 10/05/1940.
Sergeant (Observer) Thomas Arthur Peach, RAF 581241, age 24, killed in action 10/05/1940
Aircraftman 1st Class (Wireless Op..Air Gunner) John Townsley, RAF 552526, age 18, killed in action 10/05/1940,

All three crew were buried at Jonkerbos War Cemetery, Nijmegen, Netherlands

Thomas Arthur Peach (581241) RAF Son of Charles and Mary Peach, of Smethwick, Staffordshire. Peach was the Observer on Bristol Blenheim Mk.IV L8860 (WV-P) of 18 Squadron, RAF: Lost on combat operations - officially described as "Blenheim L8860 crashed near Kessel, The Netherlands, 11 May 1940". Took off from Méharicourt on a low-level reconnaissance mission to reconnoiter the Albert Kanaal. Crashed on the banks of the Maas (Meuse) between Reuver and Kessel, south-west of Venlo, at 17:00 hrs. The aircraft was shot down by fighter pilot Oberleutnant H-C. Schäfer of the 5./JG 26, who was flying a Bf 109E from Dortmund-Brackel airfield in Germany.

Crew:
Pilot Officer (Pilot) Leonard Thomas Dixon, RAF 42111, killed in action 10/05/1940.
Sergeant (Observer) Thomas Arthur Peach, RAF 581241, age 24, killed in action 10/05/1940
Aircraftman 1st Class (Wireless Op..Air Gunner) John Townsley, RAF 552526, age 18, killed in action 10/05/1940,

All three crew were buried at Jonkerbos War Cemetery, Nijmegen, Netherlands