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Sqd.Ldr. George Ernest Peacock DFC
Royal Air Force 9 Squadron
from:Spennymoor, Co. Durham
(d.6th Jun 1940)
Squadron Leader George Peacock was the son of Stephen Ernest and Elizabeth Bagnall Peacock of Spennymoor, Co. Durham.
He is buried in the Geerviliet (Simonshaven) Protestant Churchyard, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands. He was aged 26. He earned his DFC for an attack on Bergen (L.G. 19/4/40). The citation mentions a second run over the target and turning back to attack a flying boat which was shot down.