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PO Peter Geoffrey Wilson

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PO Peter Geoffrey Wilson

Birth
Hampshire, England
Death
2 Sep 1942 (aged 24–25)
Uttlesford District, Essex, England
Burial
Golders Green, London Borough of Barnet, Greater London, England Add to Map
Plot
Panel 3. War Memorial
Memorial ID
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Pilot Officer (Pilot)
Service Number 116664
Died 02/09/1942
Aged 25
157 Sqdn., Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
formerly Lieut. in Lincolnshire Regiment

Son of Geoffrey Cecil Wilson and Averal Helen Wilson (nee Whinney), of Golders Green, London.

Find A Grave contributor, RiverMilkman:
Pilot Officer Peter Geoffrey Wilson (Pilot) service number 116664 of 157 Sqdn Royal Airforce Volunteer Reserve died on 2nd September 1942 whilst flying in de Havilland Mosquito NF Mk II registration DD627. The aircraft departed from RAF Castle Camps, Cambridgeshire.
Flying with Sergeant James Francis Collins (Radio Operator) service number 1322290 , the aircraft crashed on take-off following the failure of one of the engines, 2 miles from the airfield.
Both Collins and Wilson were killed.
Pilot Officer (Pilot)
Service Number 116664
Died 02/09/1942
Aged 25
157 Sqdn., Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
formerly Lieut. in Lincolnshire Regiment

Son of Geoffrey Cecil Wilson and Averal Helen Wilson (nee Whinney), of Golders Green, London.

Find A Grave contributor, RiverMilkman:
Pilot Officer Peter Geoffrey Wilson (Pilot) service number 116664 of 157 Sqdn Royal Airforce Volunteer Reserve died on 2nd September 1942 whilst flying in de Havilland Mosquito NF Mk II registration DD627. The aircraft departed from RAF Castle Camps, Cambridgeshire.
Flying with Sergeant James Francis Collins (Radio Operator) service number 1322290 , the aircraft crashed on take-off following the failure of one of the engines, 2 miles from the airfield.
Both Collins and Wilson were killed.

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  • Created by: Arborist
  • Added: Oct 18, 2016
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/171502436/peter_geoffrey-wilson: accessed ), memorial page for PO Peter Geoffrey Wilson (1917–2 Sep 1942), Find a Grave Memorial ID 171502436, citing Golders Green Crematorium, Golders Green, London Borough of Barnet, Greater London, England; Maintained by Arborist (contributor 47209972).