Basic Details
Surname
Peterkin
Forenames
W D
Gender
Male
Information stated on memorial
Alternative forename
William Denis
Served or died
Died
Notes
Service and death details are sourced from The Old Birkonians website (see References) which also contains a short biography of this man. The CWGC has him as a civilian who died in Sumatra in April 1945: the school website acknowledges he died as a POW in the Far East but has him serving in the navy.
Primary Service
Our References
Service (Primary - Our reference)
Death and Burial details
Country of death
Sumatra
Year of death
1945
Month of death
April
Day of death
15
Age at death
42