Chatfield, Peter J A
| Birth Name | Chatfield, Peter J A |
| Gender | male |
| Age at Death | 19 years, 2 months, 23 days |
Narrative
Birth 3rd qtr 1926
Chatfield Peter J A Reed Uckfield 2b 173
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Peter Joseph Alfred Chatfield was the son of Alfred and Caroline (Reed) CHATFIELD, of Uckfield, Sussex, he enlisted in the General Service Corps and volunteered for airborne forces.
Pte Chatfield was killed in action Operation Varsity on 24 March 1945, aged 18, and was given a field burial at Hamminkeln and was re-interred to Reichswald Forest War Cemetery on 24 April 1947.
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Burial Plot Coll. Grave 34. A. 1-11.
Find a Grave Memorial ID 5603323
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The Devonshire Regiment, Airborne.
Events
| Event | Date | Place | Description | Sources |
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| Birth | 1926 | Uckfield, Sussex East, England | ||
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| Death | 24 March 1945 | Germany | ||
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Cause: World War II |
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| Burial | 24 April 1947 | Reichswald Forest War Cmtry., Kleve, Kreis Kleve, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany | ||
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Parents
| Relation to main person | Name | Birth date | Death date | Relation within this family (if not by birth) |
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| Father | Chatfield, Alfred | 1880 | 1945 | |
| Mother | Reed, Carrie \ Carry | 1891 | ||
| Brother | Chatfield, Alfred M | 1912 | 1912 | |
| Brother | Chatfield, Percy Ernest | 21 June 1913 | March 1993 | |
| Sister | Chatfield, Vida E | 1915 | ||
| Brother | Chatfield, Warden Leslie Roy | 10 October 1921 | ||
| Brother | Chatfield, Ronald Alan Leo | 1923 | August 1987 | |
| Brother | Chatfield, Raymond Montague Clarence | 28 November 1924 | 24 March 1944 | |
| Chatfield, Peter J A | 1926 | 24 March 1945 | ||
| Brother | Chatfield, John Patrick | 14 April 1929 | September 2003 |
Attributes
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| _UID | 921F5E43C1ADEE4986BEA1D326428992321D |