Squadron Leader [Pilot]

Peter Wynn Mason West

DFC

Awards

Conflict: 
WW2
Additional Information: 

Son of Ernst Vilhelm and Carrie Buick West, of Palmerston North, New Zealand. His brother David George also died in service.

References:
Relatives Who Are Also Casualties:
NZ WAR GRAVES

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Casualty

Service Number: 
40870
Name:
Peter Wynn Mason West
Rank: 
Squadron Leader
Additional Rank:
Pilot
Date of Birth:
15 April 1917
Place of Birth:
MWT, Palmerston North,
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Armed Force: 
Air Force
Unit:
Royal Air Force, 61 Squadron

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Killed on air operations
Date of Death:
04 July 1942
Day of Death:
Saturday
Age at Death: 
25
Conflict: 
WW2

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
Royal Air Force (RAF)

Text in italics supplied by Cenotaph Online, Auckland War Memorial Museum

Cemetery

Cemetery Reference: 
AIII. 11. 14.
Cemetery Location: 
Denmark
Peter Wynn Mason West
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