Harpenden, Hertfordshire, England (parents)As a youth, Flight Sergeant Woolston had been awarded King's Scout Award with the Harpenden and Wheathampstead District Scouts
Woolston, Peter Stanley (Flight Sergeant)
Killed in Action 1942-August-19
Birth Date: 1922
Born:
Parents: Son of Arthur S. and Daisy Wooston, of Harpenden, Hertfordshire, England
Spouse:
Home: Harpenden, Hertfordshire, England (parents)
Enlistment:
Enlistment Date: unkown date
Service
RAF
Unit
88 (MB) Sqn- Squadron (RAF)
En Garde Be on you guard
Base
RAF Attlebridge
Rank
Flight Sergeant
Position
Wireless Operator/Air Gunner
Service Numbers
1254886
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
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Boston AL692
Mission
Boston III AL692
Bombing 1942-August-19 to 1942-August-19
88 (MB) Sqn (RAF) RAF Attlebridge
Operation Jubilee
88 Hong Kong Squadron (En Garde), RAF Attlebridge. Boston Mk III aircraft AL-692 RH- missing from an attack on targets in St Malo, France in support of the landings at Dieppe (Operation Jubilee), cause of loss unknown
Warrant Officer Class 2 Carl Adrian Beach (RCAF)(USA), Sergeant Dennis Findley James Hinde (RAFVR) and Flight Sergeant Peter Stanley Woolston (RAFVR) were all missing, presumed killed in action. The missing have no known grave but are commemorated on the Runnymede Memorial
Sergeant J L Senour (RCAF) survived the crash and was rescued by an RAF High Speed Launch
The Greatest Air Battle, Dieppe, 19th August 1942 by Norman Franks, pages 70-72,231
Royal Air Force Serial and Image Database
Crash of a Douglas DB-7B Boston III of Dieppe: 3 killed I Bureau of Aircra...
Boston AL692 III - Bombing - 1942-08-19 to 1942-08-19
Squadron: 88 (MB) Sqn (RAF)
Start Date: 1942-08-19
Completion Date: 1942-08-19
Mission: Bombing
Operation: Operation Jubilee
Target City:
Target Specific:
Base: RAF Attlebridge
Take Off Time: 06:55:00
Squadron Code: RH-S
Radio Code:
Return Base:
Return Time:
Crash City: English Channel
Crash Specifics: off the coast of France
Crash Latitude: 0.00000000
Crash Longitude: 0.00000000
Crash Reason:
Flak Battery: unspecified
Enemy Claim: unspecified
War Diary Unavailable
6 Group Unavailable
6 Group Unavailable
88 Hong Kong Squadron (En Garde), RAF Attlebridge. Boston Mk III aircraft AL-692 RH- missing from an attack on targets in St Malo, France in support of the landings at Dieppe (Operation Jubilee), cause of loss unknown
Warrant Officer Class 2 Carl Adrian Beach (RCAF)(USA), Sergeant Dennis Findley James Hinde (RAFVR) and Flight Sergeant Peter Stanley Woolston (RAFVR) were all missing, presumed killed in action. The missing have no known grave but are commemorated on the Runnymede Memorial
Sergeant J L Senour (RCAF) survived the crash and was rescued by an RAF High Speed Launch
The Greatest Air Battle, Dieppe, 19th August 1942 by Norman Franks, pages 70-72,231
Royal Air Force Serial and Image Database
Crash of a Douglas DB-7B Boston III of Dieppe: 3 killed I Bureau of Aircra...