Peter John Valachos DFC, MiD Rank: Flight Lieutenant Status: Prisoner of War 1941-05-31

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Valachos, Peter John DFC (Flight Lieutenant)

Prisoner of War 1941-May-31

Male Head

Birth Date: unkown date (age )

Home: Brantford, Ontario

Decorations: DFC, MiD

Service
RAF

Unit
214 Sqn- Squadron (RAF)
Ultor In Umbris (Avenging in the shadows)

Rank

Flight Lieutenant

Marshal
Air Chief Marshal	A/C/M
Air Marshal	A/M
Air Vice Marshal	A/V/M
Air Commodore	A/C
Group Captain	G/C
Wing Commander	W/C
Squadron Leader	S/L
Flight Lieutenant	F/L
Flying Officer	F/O
Pilot Officer	P/O
Warrant Officer 1st Class	WO1
Warrant Officer 2nd Class	WO2
Flight Sergeant	FS
Sergeant	SGT
Corporal	CPL
Senior Aircraftman	SAC
Leading Aircraftman	LAC
Aircraftman 1st Class	AC1
Aircraftman 2nd Class	AC2

Position

Service Numbers
41225
3429

RAF Commands says 99 Sqn. No entry for Valachos in ORB for this period. Info. below not verifed by ORB records for 214 Sqn Peter Valachos was born in 1915 in Brantford, Ontario, Canada and prior to joining the RAF in 1938 he served in the Dufferin Rifles in Canada. He arrived at 99 Squadron on 11th July 1940 and as a Flying Officer was later awarded the DFC for service with 99 Squadron on 11th February 1941. He had already transferred to 214 Squadron on 12th December 1940 however and flew out to the Middle East. On 31st May 1941 he was shot down and taken PoW. He was Mentioned in Despatches on 1st January 1942. As a PoW he relinquished his RAF Commission on 24th November 1944 on appointment to the RCAF. After repatriation he returned to Canada and joined the Royal Canadian Artillery from 1953-1959. Hugh Halliday's RCAF awarded research has been used for this part of the account.

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Lancaster FM213

Andrew Mynarski, VC

Valachos, Peter John DFC (Flight Lieutenant)

Prisoner of War 1941-May-31

214 Sqn- Squadron (RAF) Ultor In Umbris

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