On the Runnymede Memorial is the name of 808268 Sergeant William Albert Peacock, serving with the 46 Squadron Royal Air Force (Auxiliary Air Force), who died 11/09/1940.

Sgt. Peacock was serving with 46 Sqdn. He was on patrol over the Thames Estuary in Hurricane I V7232 when he was shot down in combat.

Royal Air Force Fighter Command Losses of the Second World War: Vol.1 1939-1941: Norman L.R. Franks; 1997; Midland Publishing; ISBN 1 85780 055 9

Men of the North: A Few of The Few; Robert Dixon; Wolfs Nick Publishing; 2011; ISBN 9781466446830

The Hartlepool Northern Daily Mail 22/03/1941 reports with a photograph:-
PRESUMED KILLED ON ACTIVE SERVICE
News has been received that Sergt. – Pilot William Albert Peacock (20), elder son of Mr. and Mrs. C. Peacock, of 4 Short Street, South Bank, and formerly of Hartlepool, must now be presumed killed on active service. Sergt.- Pilot Peacock, who was originally reported missing on September 11 last, joined the Auxiliary Air Force before the war began.

He was educated at Henry Smith School, Hartlepool, and played Rugby for Durham County Schools. He was interested in most other sports, and was a member of Middlesbrough Harriers.

Before entering the service he was employed by Cargo Fleet Iron and Steel Co.

William Albert Peacock is remembered at Hartlepool on H115.08 and at West Hartlepool on W111.055