Peake, S W

• Name on memorial: Peake, S W
• Memorial panel: Centre
• Full name: Peake, Stanley William
• Rank: Sergeant
• Service details: 1606629, 10 Sqdn., Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
• Age at death: 36
• Date of death: 10/06/1944
• Birth place: unknown
• Parents: Charles and Elizabeth Peake
• Mother's maiden name: Newton
• Parents' marriage details: Derby Dec-98
• Wife: Olive Emily Peake, of Banbury
• Wife's maiden name: Hambridge
• Marriage details: Banbury Mar-29
• Cemetery: LAVAL (VALFLEURY) COMMUNAL CEMETERY
• Additional information:
  Source: http://mayenne-ww2.forumactif.net
  On the night of 9 to 10 June 1940 above Entrammes and St. Berthevin two Handley Page Halifax bombers, MZ 532, MZ-Z and ZA 684, ZA-B, on a mission to bomb the airfield Beausoleil Laval occupied by the Lutfwaffe, were affected by Flack and crashed. The two crews consisting of British, Australian and Dutch were killed instantly.
  
  Source: http://www.lostbombers.co.uk/bomber.php?id=7705
  MZ532 was one of two 10 Sqdn Halifaxes lost on this operation. See: MZ684. Airborne 0021 10 Jun 44 from RAF Melbourne (Yorkshire) to bomb the airfield at Laval. Cause of loss not established. Crashed at St-Berthevin (Mayenn), 4 km W of Laval where all were buried in Valfleury Communal Cemetery together with their Squadron comrades from MZ684. At 36, Sgt Peake was well above the average age for operational aircrew. P/O T.W.Henderson RAAF KIA, Sgt S.W.Peake KIA, F/O N.R.Henderson KIA, Sgt H.Bradbury KIA, Sgt P.Gaines KIA, Sgt L.A.Brotherton KIA, Sgt E.C.Wicks KIA.

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