Flight Sergeant Peter Henry Alderton was a pilot
on Lancaster bombers with 61 Sqn.
On
13 May 1943, he and his crew,
which consisted of
Sgt S Lupton
Sgt R E Sloan
P/O J V O Wood RCAF
Sgt W J Reid RCAF
Sgt C D Whitehall
Sgt J Thomas
took off at 00.05 in Lancaster W4269-QR from
their base Syerston. Their target was Duisburg.
The Lancaster was hit by flak and crashed at
02.06 into the zuiderzeepark in Amsterdam.
The whole crew perished and are buried at the
Amsterdam New Eastern Cemetery. F/S Alderton
was 21.
He
is buried in a communal grave with his
navigator, Sgt Robert Sloan, in Plot 69. Row C. Coll.
grave 10.
