RN CDOS Peasley, Edward John

[John Robertson]

• SURNAME

Peasley ​

• FORENAME

Edward John ​

• UNIT

R.N. H Commando (HMS Copra) ​

• RANK

Leading Seaman ​

• NUMBER

P/JX 166792 ​

• DATE OF DEATH

18th May 1945 ​

• AGE

20 ​

• GRAVESITE

Staglieno Cemetery,Genoa,Italy III.C.1 ​

• ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

son of Albert Edward and Margaret Dorothy Peasley,37 Lambert Road,Banstead,Surrey​

born 10.06.1924 Banstead,Surrey​

educated Banstead Central School​

HMS Ganges (training)​

HMS Emerald December 1940​

HMS Copra (H Commando) 1943​

award Mention in Despatches (Arakan 1944)​

drowned after hitting his head on submerged debris after diving into the sea off Genoa ​

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