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PIGGOTT, Peter Morphett
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 407454 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 12 October 1940 |
| Last Rank: | Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | Operational Training Units (RAF) |
| Born: | Clarendon, South Australia, 12 November 1920 |
| Home Town: | Adelaide, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Vineyard worker |
| Died: | Accidental (Flying Accident), Sunderland, England, United Kingdom, 30 December 1941, aged 21 years |
| Cemetery: |
Hylton (Castletown) Cemetery Hylton (Castletown) Cemetery, Hylton, Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, England, United Kingdom |
| Memorials: | Adelaide WW2 Wall of Remembrance, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Clarendon Methodist Church and Sunday School Honour Board, Clarendon WW2 Memorial, Clarendon War Memorial, Netherby Urrbrae Agricultural High School WW2 Roll of Honor |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 12 Oct 1940: | Enlisted Adelaide, South Australia | |
|---|---|---|
| 12 Oct 1940: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Sergeant, 407454 | |
| 30 Dec 1941: | Involvement Royal Australian Air Force, Sergeant, 407454, Operational Training Units (RAF), Empire Air Training Scheme, 55 Operational Training Unit | |
| Date unknown: | Involvement |
Personal Stories
Marriage
Peter married Vera Doreen SOUTHWELL (1922 - 2009) in September 1941 in Rhodesia, South Africa
Submitted 18 September 2015 by Leonard Binks
Biography contributed by David Barlow
Miles Master training aircraft N8076 and T8567 from Number 55 Operational Training Unit RAF crashed in Sunderland, England after colliding in mid-air with all four airmen killed:
Miles Master N8076 - Sergeant Peter Morphett Piggott 407454 RAAF and Sergeant William Gilbert Bothe 14227 RAAF
Miles Master T8567 - Sergeant Leonard Douglas Wright 407758 RAAF and Pilot Officer Arthur Raymond Kirby J/8814 (R/69660) RCAF