The Airmen's Stories - F/O G C B Peters

George Charles Boyce Peters joined the RAF on a short service commission in January 1938. Peters was posted to 3 FTS, South Cerney on April 9th, completed his training and then joined the staff of 2 School of Technical Training at Cosford on December 23rd 1938. 

Peters joined 79 Squadron at Biggin Hill in early August 1940. On the 15th he claimed a Me110 destroyed, on the 30th a He111, on September 4th he shared a Me110 and on the 7th probably damaged a Do17.

He failed to return from intercepting He111’s over the Irish Sea on September 29th. His Hurricane, P5177, crashed into the sea and his body was recovered.

Peters was 27. He is buried in Rathnew Cemetery, Co Wicklow, Ireland.

Image courtesy of Simon Hughes, Co wicklow