Peter Thomas Anderson
Person details
| Forename(s) | Peter Thomas |
|---|---|
| Surname | Anderson |
| Rank | Flying Officer (Medical) |
| Regiment | RAFVR |
| Age | 25 |
| Death | Missing, presumed killed |
| Place of Death | Western Europe |
| Date of Death | 22/02/1941 |
| Year of Entry | 1929 |
| House Letter | F |
| School Notes | Trial Eights, 1932; 2nd VIII cap, 1932; L/Cpl OTC. Attended Caius College, Cambridge, 1932. Rowed for Caius, 1934-1936. Medical School at Middlesex Hospital, 1938; MRCS, LRCP; House Physician, Swansea Hospital, 1940. Married 20th August, 1940, Eira, daughter of J. Astley Morris, of Ingledene, Morriston, Swansea. |
| Comments |
Rowed for the 2nd VIII which won the Public Schools Cup at Marlow Regatta, 1932 War record of 209 Squadron http://www.historyofwar.org/air/units/RAF/209_wwII.html |
| Commonwealth War Graves Commission Link | https://www.cwgc.org/find-record... |
| Unit | 209 Squadron |
| Prefect | House Prefect, 1931; Captain of Social Boats |
| Military Decorations | |
| Album Number | 21 |
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| Burial or Cemetery | Memorial > Runnymede |
| Citations | |
| Archives | Correspondence file in OR files in Radley Archives |
| Post School | Caius College, Cambridge; Middlesex Hospital Medical School; House Physician at Swansea General and Eye Hospital |
| Prep School | |
| Prisoner of War | |
| Radlein Obituary |
November 23 1941. In Feb., 1941, missing. now presumed killed. Peter Thomas Anderson, M.R.C.S, L.R.C.P., Flying Officer (Medical), R.A.F.V.R., son of J. S. Anderson, O.R. He was a House Prefect and Captain of Social Boats and rowed in the Second VIII which won the Public Schools Cup at Marlow Regatta in 1932. On leaving, he went to Caius College, Cambridge, and after taking his degree he entered the medical school of the Middlesex Hospital. In I940 he was appointed House Physician at Swansea General and Eye Hospital. Later in the year, he was commissioned in the R.A.F.V.R He was always of a very active and vigorous disposition, and at the various stations during the short period of his service took a leading part in the games and entertainments of the forces. |
| Service Number | 84833 |
| Place of Birth |
