WARREN, PETER GEORGE FRANCIS
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Gunner
1107291
18/09/1944
33
Royal Artillery 21 Anti-Tank Regt.
II. A. 16.
In loving memory of my dearest husband
Ever in my thoughts sadly missed by all
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Son of Peter and Lydia Ann Warren; husband of Rose Bertha Warren, of South Tottenham, Middlesex.
Wounded during the troop movement from Belgium towards Valkenswaard.
From the service records of Peter George Francis Warren, the following account can be reconstructed.
Peter George Francis Warren was born on 27 June 1911 in Enfield. In civilian life he worked as a fishmonger’s assistant. He was described as being 5 feet 6⅛ inches tall, with blue eyes and black hair.
He enlisted in the British Army on 12 December 1940 and joined the Royal Artillery.
On 1 July 1943, Peter married Rose Bertha Gibbs in Tottenham. The couple had no children.
While serving, Peter was involved in a serious motor accident on 25 March 1943. According to the records, a sergeant suddenly appeared from a blind corner. Peter attempted to avoid a collision but instead crashed into a wall, sustaining severe injuries.
Peter George Francis Warren later died of his wounds inflicted near Valkenswaard on 18 September 1944.
