Sacriston St. Bede
In Sacriston St. Bede's Churchyard is a family headstone for Corrigan which reads:-
Of Your Charity
Pray for the repose of the soul of
Wilfrid Corrigan
Died 3rd Dec. 1950 aged 24 years
Also Peter Corrigan
Lost over Germany 20th Aug. 1944
aged 30 years
Beloved sons of
Alice & Denis Corrigan
On whose souls Sweet Jesus have mercy
Sgt. Corrigan was serving with 626 Sqdn. He was a crew member (mid upper gunner) of Lancaster I LM140 UN-02 which took off from Wickenby on a mission to Russelsheim. All died except one who was taken prisoner. This was on a night mission when 30 aircraft were lost with an average crew of 7 on each.
Royal Air Force Bomber Command Losses of the Second World War: 1944; W.R. Chorley; 1997; Midland Counties Publications. ISBN 0 904597 91 1
Tony Hibberd has submitted the following:
Lancaster LM140 UM-O2 had departed Wickenby at 2029 for Ops Russelheim. It was possibly intercepted at 4000M, E of Bingen by a Night-Fighter captained by Uffz Rudnik (IX/NJG3) and shot down at 0108 for his 2nd Abschuss
Nacht Jagd War Diaries Vol 2; Dr Theo Boiten.
Peter Corrigan is not remembered on a local War Memorial
