Nixey, Peter
Personal Information
Rank | S/L |
Forename(s) | Peter |
Surname | Nixey |
Gender | M |
Age | 22 |
Decorations | DSO |
Date of Death | 20-06-1942 |
Next of Kin | Son of Frederick Henry and Marjorie Nixey. Husband of Margaret Nixey, of Farningham, Kent. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Short Stirling I |
Serial Number | N3762 |
Markings | BU-C |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Netherlands |
Burial/Memorial Place | Ommen General Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Grave 7. |
Epitaph | SIC ITUR AD ASTRA (Latin - SO WE GO TO THE STARS) |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 219 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 42257 |
Service | Royal Air Force |
Group | 3 |
Squadron | 214 (Federated Malay States) |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Outside former Officers Mess, Stradishall, Suffolk |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Brick Memorial with Inscribed Marble Tablets |
Memorial Text | To commemorate 32 years of service by the men and women of R.A.F. Stradishall 1938 - 1970 |
Location | All Saints Church, Chedburgh, Suffolk |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Memorial Plaques and RoH within wooden case |
Memorial Text | Roll of Honour and scroll remembering the members of the Royal and Polish Air Forces who served at RAF Chedburgh 1942 - 1946 |
Miscellaneous Information
A flight commander with 214, he was awarded his DSO in April 1942. His DSO Citation, from the London Gazette of 8 May 1942, reads: "Flight Lieutenant Peter NIXEY (42257), No. 214 Squadron. One night in April, 1942, this officer was the captain of an aircraft detailed to attack a target in the Ruhr. During the operation his aircraft was subjected to heavy anti-aircraft fire whilst held in the glare of numerous searchlights. The starboard engine, the mainplane and aileron, the bomb doors and the tail plane were damaged. The navigator was dangerously wounded in the abdomen and thigh, the front gunner was injured about the eye and Flight Lieutenant Nixey himself was hit in the right arm by a shell-splinter. In the face of harassing circumstances, although deprived of the assistance of his navigator, Flight Lieutenant Nixey coolly and skilfully flew the damaged aircraft back to this country where he made a safe landing with the undercarriage retracted. This officer has completed numerous sorties and he has always displayed outstanding courage, leadership and skill". |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1321/12 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1321/11 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 19-06-1942 |
End Date | 20-06-1942 |
Takeoff Station | Stradishall |
Day/Night Raid | Night (31% moon) |
Operation | Emden. Most crews reported hitting target but actually many hit Osnabruck due to incorrect flare targeting. Emden reported no damage or casualties |
Reason for Loss | Shot down by a night-fighter and crashed NE of Ommen, Holland |