Flt. Sgt Peter Leeton KIRKPATRICK, ,57th Sqdn, R.A.A.F.

1924 - 1945  (20 years)

• Name	Peter Leeton KIRKPATRICK
  Prefix	Flt. Sgt
  Suffix	,57th Sqdn, R.A.A.F.
  Born	18 Aug 1924	Leeton, New South Wales, Australia
  Gender	Male
  Marital status	Never Married
  Died	8 Feb 1945	the skies over Helsingborg, Sweden, on his 10th mission over Germany
  	Cause: Killed in Action.
  	Ref:The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1956) Saturday 24 February 1945 p 2 Family Notices The only surviving member of the Lancaster air crew was the pilot ,Flying Officer B.A.Clifton,who was captured by the enemy ,and interned,all others perished.Peter was the radio operator on the flight ,which was attacking the enemy at Politz,Germany.The aircraft crashlanded near Helsingborg,Sweden.(Ref:RAAF Service records)
  Buried	Helsingborg (Palsjo) Municipal Cemetery , Sweden
  	Although Sweden retained her neutrality throughout the Second World War, a number of Commonwealth servicemen are buried there, most of them airmen who failed to return from bombing raids over Germany or German occupied territories Ref:CWGC. Peter's grave/memorial is located in Section. XV. 83B
  Person ID	I15384	Kirkpatrick Family
  Last Modified	7 Jan 2017

  
  

  Father	Rev. Colin KIRKPATRICK, ,of The Rectory , Deniliquin,New South Wales.Canon Residentiary of St. Paul's pro-Cathedral,   b. 28 Jun 1891, Bairnsdale, Gippsland, Victoria, Australia ,   d. 15 Aug 1974, Ettalong Beach, New South Wales, Australia  (Age 83 years)
  Mother	Grace HUNTER,   b. 1893,   d. 8 Oct 1981, Ettalong Beach, New South Wales, Australia  (Age 88 years)
  Family ID	F6489	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart