Sergeant Peter Medhurst

27 Jan 1928 - 24 Jul 1954

Peter Medhurst enlisted into The General Service Corps and then joined the Parachute Regiment in April, 1946.

Sergeant Medhurst was an original member of the 1st Battalion, The Parachute Regiment when it was formed in Germany.

Sergeant Peter Medhurst served as Platoon Sergeant, Motor Transport Platoon, 1 PARA, when he was tragically killed in a road traffic accident near his home. whilst on leave on 24 July 1954.

If you are part of Sgt Medhurst’s family and would like to complete this biography, you can apply to the curator to do so. To do this you will need to become a member of ParaData and select the 'friend or family member' option on the registration form. If you would like to find out more about becoming a member please visit our registration page. Members of ParaData can submit their material by clicking on the 'add your info' button below.

Read More

Service History

Latest Comments

There are currently no comments for this content.

Add your comment