ANDERSON, Peter Robert
| Service Numbers: | S7353, 28817 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 5 September 1940, Balaklava, SA |
| Last Rank: | Pilot Officer |
| Last Unit: | No. 460 Squadron (RAAF) |
| Born: | Halbury, South Australia, Australia, 19 November 1916 |
| Home Town: | Halbury, Wakefield, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | Flying Battle, Germany, 31 March 1944, aged 27 years |
| Cemetery: |
Rheinberg War Cemetery, Germany Plot 9. F. 23. |
| Memorials: | Adelaide WW2 Wall of Remembrance, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Balaklava District WW2 Roll of Honour, Balaklava WW1 & WW2 Honour Roll, Balaklava WW1 & WW2 Memorial, International Bomber Command Centre Memorial |
World War 2 Service
| 5 Sep 1940: | Enlisted Balaklava, SA | |
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| 5 Sep 1940: | Involvement S7353 | |
| 5 Sep 1940: | Enlisted S7353 | |
| 4 Mar 1941: | Involvement Pilot Officer, 28817 | |
| 4 Mar 1941: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Pilot Officer, 28817 | |
| 4 Mar 1941: | Enlisted Adelaide | |
| Date unknown: | Involvement Royal Australian Air Force, Pilot Officer, 28817, No. 460 Squadron (RAAF) |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of Henry Robert and Janet Anderson, of Halbury, South Australia.
HIS DUTY FEARLESSLY AND NOBLY DONE. EVER REMEMBERED BY THOSE AT HOME
Mr. and Mrs. H. R. Anderson, of Halbury, have been notified that their eldest son, PO. Peter Robert Anderson, previously reported missing on the night of March 31, 1944, is now presumed to have lost his life on that date. PO. Anderson was pilot of a Lancaster bomber attached to 460 Squadron, detailed to attack Nuremberg, Germany, which failed to return to base. PO Anderson sailed for England in April 1943. Before joining the RAAF, in 1941, he was working on his father's farm at Halbury. His fiancee was Miss Edna Baum, of Auburn.
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