Date of birth:

August 13th, 1921 (Oak Lake/Manitoba, Canada)

Date of death:

December 29th, 1943 (Geesteren/Overijssel, The Netherlands)

Buried on:

Commonwealth War Graves Roman Catholic Cemetery Albergen
Grave: 5.

Service number:

J/23633

Nationality:

Canadian

Charles was born on August 13 1921 in Oak Lake Manitoba, the son of Albert George Peasland (born in Hong Kong China and deceased in 1940) and Williamina (Minnie) Peasland nee Willox (Scottish) of Victoria British Columbia and later of Ballater Scotland. They were married on April 16 1911 in Ballater Scotland. He was the brother of Sheila Jean Peasland.

He was a bank clerk and member of the Church of England. His sports were rugby, cricket, tennis and swimming and his hobby was photography.

He enlisted on December 29 1941 in Vancouver and he went thereafter on March 17 1943 overseas to the UK.

Charles was killed in action on Wednesday December 29 1943 age 22 due to a crash at the Vriezenveenseweg near Geesteren before or after an attack on Berlin in Germany.

The other fallen RCAF crew members were F/Sgt Arthur G. Innes age 31 in grave 7 and Sgt Richard J.H. Walsh age 23 in grave 3.
The other fallen RAF Volunteer Reserve crew members were Sgt Barbie S. Ranson age 19 in grave 6 and F/Sgt Edward N. Parker age 21 in grave 4.
The other RCAF crew member F/O R.O Marrion survived the crash and he became then a prisoner of war and survived the war and the other RCAF crew member P/O. A.L. Merkley also survived the crash and he could evade but he was arrested on April 15 1944 in Belgium and he also became a prisoner of war.

On his headstone: I TO THE HILLS WILL LIFT MINE EYES FROM WHENCE DOTH COME MINE AID

He served with the 429 Sqdn Royal Canadian Air Force.

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