Flight Sergeant (flight Engineer) Gordon Charles Peaker, 576637
- Batt - 230 Sqdn
- Unit - Royal Air Force
- Section -
- Date of Birth - 1923-04-15
- Died - 29/12/1943
- Age - 20
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Source: Leicestershire War Memorials Project. 29 December 1943
576637 Flt Sgt Gordon Charles Peaker
Nairobi (Forest Road) Cemetery Kenya Block 16 Grave 45 Initially buried in Sagalla Cemetery Reinterred 13 September 1944
230 Squadron
Short Sunderland EJ140 NM-S
While flying in poor weather conditions on an international flight from Mombasa, the aircraft hit the slope of Mt Sangalla Hills located South of Voi.
Information from John Jones, 07/12/2021
Leicestershire Project Findings
- Conflict - World War II
- Cause of death - Plane Crash
- Place of death - Voi, Kenya
- Burial Place - Block 16, Grave 45, Nairobi (forest Road) Cemetery
- Birth Place - Buckinghamshire
