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Peter

Firstname

Edward

Middle Name

Underwood

Surname

Date of Birth

School Years:

Date of Death:

1937 - 42

Family

Son of V. A. Underwood of Ipswich

School Record

Captain of Holden House and Prefect. Played for 1st XV and 1st Hockey XI. NCO in O.T.C. and 262 Squadron of Air Training Corps. He was on the committees of the Games and Holden Library and edited "The Ipswichian"

Branch of Service:

R.A. F. V. R.

Service Number:

Rank:

Decorations:

Service Record

Ft. Lieutenant.

Campaign Medals

Post War Career

He was in the General Duties Branch and was a Flying Instructor, including a spell at a Flying Instructors' School. He finished his full time service career in the role of Technical Equipment Officer at the Cranwell Radar School.

Attended University College Oxford and was Captain of Boats at Oxford in 1948/9. Teacher and Head of Geography at Northgate Grammer School. Founder member of Ipswich Society and Chairman for 14 years. Justice of the Peace and Deputy Chairman of Ipswich Bench.

Burial Information

Additional Information

Chairman of O.I. Club in 1986.
Curriculum Vitae in OIM No.34 of 1986 at pages 79/81.
Obituary in OIM issue 4 of Spring 2013.

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