Walker, Peter Russell

Date of birth:: 1914
Date of death:: 1980
Service number:: 37435
Nationality:: British

Biography

Military career:
193?: Pilot Officer
193?: Flying Officer
193?: Flight Lieutenant
November 1940: Squadron Leader
July 1942: Wing Commander
1944/1945: Acting Group Captain

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Distinguished Flying Cross (DFC)

Period:: Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:: Flight Lieutenant
Awarded on:: June 7th, 1940

Citation:
"In March 1940, this officer was leading a section of three aircraft which attacked nine Messeschmitt 110's near Bozanville. Two of the enemy aircraft were destroyed. In May 1940, Flight Lieutenant Walker led a section of five aircraft in an attack on fifteen Messerschmitt 110's, which were escorting bombers. In this engagement eight enemy aircraft were shot down. Flight Lieutenant Walker has led his flight in many combats, and has personally shot down six enemy aircraft."

Published in the London Gazette dated 7th June 1940.

Distinguished Service Order (DSO)

Period:: Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:: Wing Commander
Awarded on:: August 1942
Awarded for:: Operation Jubilee

“This officer has completed numerous sorties since April, 1942. By his meticulous planning and forethought, combined with his great skill and tenacity in action, he has won the complete confidence of his fellow pilots. In the recent Dieppe operations, Wing Commander Walker led formations of aircraft on 2 sorties. Throughout his operational career, he has displayed the highest standard of devotion to duty. He has destroyed 8 enemy aircraft.”