Memorial details

District
Blackpool
Town
Bispham
County
Lancashire
Country
England
Commemoration
Second World War (1939-1945)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
76198

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Current location

The dedicatory Board is in the entrance hall
562
1st Bispham Scout Hut
Devonshire Road
Bispham
Blackpool
Lancashire
FY2 0JT
England

OS Grid Ref: SD 31630 39721
Denomination: Undefined

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Description
The 1st Bispham Scout Headquarters is dedicated to PO Quayle. In addition there is a dedicatory board with inscription and the Scouts Minibus is also dedicated.
Inscription
This building is dedicated to the memory of/ Pilot Officer Peter Quayle/ 1923 - 1943/ Peter joined 1st Bispham in 1937, in 1939 he became Troop Leader, a position/ he held until 1941, when, at the age of 18, he honoured his Scout Promise to/ do his duty volunteered for the Royal Air Force/ As a Pilot in Bomber Command he completed several missions before being/ shot down over Germany in 1943./ In 2006, his sister, Mrs Gloria Eastwood, left almost her entire estate/ to 1st Bispham in her brothers memory./ Her legacy financed the extensive building work completed in 2014/ We will be forever grateful./ LEST WE FORGET
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Quayle, Peter
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Commemorations
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
    Total names on memorial: 1
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 1
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Rank, Name, Unit, Date of death, Location,
    Order of information: Undefined
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Reference
  • Commonwealth War Graves Commission Website: www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/1475336/quayle,-peter-geoffrey/
  • Research into Quayles life and family has been undertaken one of the Scout Team and is available to view on request at the 1st Bispham Scout Hut Archive.
  • Notification of death, Blackpool Gazette and Herald, 26 April 1944

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