Sergeant Peter Kenneth Walley

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Reference WMO/291112

Address:

South Thames College-Merton Campus

London Road

Morden

SM4 5QX

England

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Status: On subsequent site(s)
Type: Non freestanding
Location: External
Setting: Attached to a building/structure
Description: Board/Plaque/ Tablet
Materials:
  • Metal Bronze
Lettering: Raised
Conflicts:
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
About the memorial: Bronze Plaque on brick wall. It was originally on a wall of the college adjacent to the entrance, but is now on a wall facing all who come into the grounds- relocated when the college was extended. See also WMO/289295 for another memorial to him.
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This plaque has been erected by/Public subscription/To honour the memory of/No 819018. Sgt. P.K. Walley/Who, when he was 20 years of age, was killed/When his Hurricane crashed near this spot/On the 18th August 1940. Having been shot down by enemy raiders./It is recalled with pride that/Knowing he was about to crash/Sgt. Walley bravely managed to guide/His badly damaged aircraft over nearby houses/Thereby safeguarding the lives of the residents

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