PERSONALIA
 
Name:  Anderson, Peter Murray "Andy"
Date of birth: 1922 (Manitoba, Canada)
Date of death:  April 11th, 1945
Buried on:  Commonwealth War Graves (Evere)
Plot: X.  Row: 21.  Grave: 5.
Nationality:  Canadian
BIOGRAPHY: 
Service number J16379.

Peter Murray died when his Short Stirling which he piloted, crashed. He had given his crew enough time to leave the aircraft unharmed but perished himself.
     
DISTINGUISHED FLYING CROSS (DFC)
Rank: Pilot Officer
Unit: No.97 Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force (No.97 Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force)
Awarded on: March 26th, 1943
Action: Citation:
"This officer has completed a large number of sorties, including 7 attacks on targets in Italy. He has always displayed great courage and skill. One night in February, 1943, he completed a successful attack on Lorient in difficult circumstances. Three nights later, he flew with distinction in an attack on the same target."
 
     
MENTIONED IN DESPATCHES
Rank: Flying Officer
Awarded on: June 8th, 1944
 
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Information source(s):   - Third Supplement to The London Gazette Issue 35954 published on the 23 March 1943
- Supplement to The London Gazette Issue 36544 published on the 2 June 1944
- Air Force Association of Canada
- 207 Squadron (Royal Air Force) Association
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