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Name Constantine Oliver Joseph PEGGE Title Sqd. Ldr. Suffix DFC & Bar Relationship 
with Ronald MILLWARD Birth 10 Jul 1914 Eton, Buckinghamshire, England 
Gender Male Emigration 25 Nov 1914 Shanghai, Huangpu District, China London, Kent, England - Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan 
Passenger List - Miyazaki Maru - 25 Nov 1914
London, Kent, England - Yokohama, Kanagawa, JapanCensus1939 41 Barleycroft Road, Welwyn Garden City, Welwyn Hatfield, Hertfordshire, England Award 12 Sep 1940 Distinguished Flying Cross Award 24 May 1944 Distinguished Flying Cross & Bar 
Distinguished Flying Cross & Bar Military Service RAF West Raynham, West Raynham, North Norfolk, Norfolk, England 
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RAF West Raynham
Supermarine Spitfire Ia
Royal Air Force fighter aircraft, maximum speed for mark I Supermarine Spitfire, 362mph up to The Seafire 47 with a top speed of 452mph. maximum ceiling for Mk I 34,000feet up to 44,500 for the mark XIV.
Maximum range for MK I 575 miles . up to 1475 miles for the Seafire 47. Armament for the various Marks of Spitfire. for MK I, and II . eight…Military Service ID: 41317 - 610 Squadron - Royal Air Force
Air Victories: 8Residence 1950 34 Valley Drive, Kingsbury, London, Middlesex, England Death 9 May 1950 The Wash, Norfolk, England - At Sea
Burial 16 Jun 1950 St. Mary's Churchyard, East Raynham, North Norfolk, Norfolk, England 
Constantine Oliver Joseph Pegge (1914-1950) 
St. Mary's Churchyard
East Raynham, North Norfolk, Norfolk, EnglandPatriarch & Matriarch 
Thomas PEGGE (4 x Great Grandfather)
Agnes Alma Pauline UNVERZAGT, b. 8 Mar 1877, Fürstenberg mit Buchholz, Mecklenburg-Strelitz, Germanyd. 28 Feb 1943, The Wellhouse Hospital, Barnet, London, Hertfordshire, EnglandBarnet Hospital (Age 65 years) (Mother) Person ID I60374 Rolfe Family Tree | Military Service Last Modified 17 Jul 2026
Father William Oliver PEGGE, Esq., b. 8 Jan 1874, Dunstall, East Staffordshire, Staffordshire, England d. 16 Jul 1945, 41 Barleycroft Road, Welwyn Garden City, Welwyn Hatfield, Hertfordshire, England (Age 71 years) Mother Agnes Alma Pauline UNVERZAGT, b. 8 Mar 1877, Fürstenberg mit Buchholz, Mecklenburg-Strelitz, Germany d. 28 Feb 1943, The Wellhouse Hospital, Barnet, London, Hertfordshire, EnglandBarnet Hospital (Age 65 years) Marriage 12 May 1906 South Stoneham, Southampton, Hampshire, England Family ID F21719 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Elizabeth Elsie "Betty" FLOREY Marriage 1942 Hendon, London Borough of Barnet, Middlesex, England Family ID F21722 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 31 Mar 2026
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Birth - 10 Jul 1914 - Eton, Buckinghamshire, England 
Emigration - London, Kent, England - Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan - 25 Nov 1914 - Shanghai, Huangpu District, China 
Census - Cause: Pilot Officer RAF,Address:
https://rolfe.online/census/uk_register_1939/TNA_R39_1646_1646I_003.jpg - 1939 - 41 Barleycroft Road, Welwyn Garden City, Welwyn Hatfield, Hertfordshire, England
Marriage - 1942 - Hendon, London Borough of Barnet, Middlesex, England 
Military Service - - RAF West Raynham, West Raynham, North Norfolk, Norfolk, England 
Residence - 1950 - 34 Valley Drive, Kingsbury, London, Middlesex, England 
Death - 9 May 1950 - The Wash, Norfolk, England 
Burial - 16 Jun 1950 - St. Mary's Churchyard, East Raynham, North Norfolk, Norfolk, England = Link to Google Earth Pin Legend 
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Constantine Oliver Joseph Pegge (1914-1950)
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Notes - Constantine Oliver Joseph Pegge was born in Slough, Buckinghamshire in July 1914 and attended Kings School in Warwick before going on to Clark’s College at Brighton and in London.
He joined the RAF on a short service commission in August 1938.
With his training completed, he was serving with 'B' Flight of No. 1 AACU, Carew Cheriton by November 1939. He crashed Hawker Henley L3283 at Farnborough on 24th November on a ferry flight.
Pegge moved from 'B' Flight to 'J' Flight No. 1 AACU, when it was formed at Farnborough on 1st December 1939. It moved to Penrhos on 16th February 1940.
He arrived at 6 OTU Sutton Bridge on 27th May 1940 and after converting to Spitfires joined 610 Squadron at Gravesend on 16th June.
On 8th July Pegge claimed a Me109 destroyed, on 12th August two more and on the 18th a Me109 destroyed and a He111 damaged. On the return to Biggin Hill his Spitfire, R6694, was damaged by a Me109 and then further damaged by running into a bomb crater on landing. Pegge was unhurt.
On 24th August he probably destroyed a Me109, claimed another destroyed on the 28th and a He111 on the 30th. He was awarded the DFC (gazetted 22nd October 1940).
During his service with 610 Squadron at Acklington the following incident was recorded by Sgt. HD Denchfield:
'On 7th October our flight commander Joe Pegge led us off in a tight formation flying along the beaches and hopping over the dunes, heading towards Berwick. Suddenly he said, "Listen to this, you two". I looked across and he was holding a book in his right hand and flying with his left at just 100 feet. He was reading excerpts from the raunchy Kama Sutra and still managed to get over the dunes. When he was returning from honeymoon by train three of us decided to welcome him in our Spitfires, criss-crossing over the tops of the carriages at about 50 feet and in our boyish enthusiasm forgetting about telephone poles. He told us we were silly sods who had put his bride off flying for ever'.
In January 1941 Pegge was presented with a silver tray by Welwyn Garden City. The reason for this is not recorded but the family understand that it was for shooting down a Heinkel 111 which was attacking Welwyn.
On 18th May 1941 he left 610 Squadron to take up an instructor post at 57 OTU Hawarden as flying instructor. Promotion to Flight Lieutenant followed on 3rd September 1941 along with a move to 56 OTU Sutton Bridge. He commanded 610 Squadron from December 1941 until February 1942, when he was posted overseas.
He married Elizabeth Elsie Florey at Hendon in March 1942.
On 9th June Pegge was given command of 127 Squadron in the Western Desert. He destroyed a Me109 on 8th July and two Ju87s on 2nd September.
He left the squadron in April 1943 and returned to the UK.
In September 1944 Pegge went to 126 Squadron at Bradwell Bay as a supernumerary Squadron Leader. He took command of 131 Squadron at Friston in October and led it until June 1945
He was then posted to command 607 Squadron in Burma, which he did until its disbandment at Mingaladon on 19th August 1945. Pegge was awarded a Bar to the DFC (gazetted 29th January 1946).
Staying on in the RAF post-war, Pegge was granted substantive promotion to Squadron Leader with effect from August 1947 and he was granted a permanent commission on 22nd June 1948. On 11th January 1949 he was one of the surviving Battle veterans that attended the unveiling of the Battle of Britain memorial window at the Rolls Royce Works Derby.
Pegge was killed on 9th May 1950 whilst flying in Meteor F4 VT234 of the Central Fighter Establishment, West Raynham. The aircraft flew into the Wash when descending in mist and fog whilst Pegge was flying as No.2 to a course pilot.
He was buried in East Raynham Churchyard on 16th June 1950.
- Combat Report - 12th August 1940
Spitfire Mk.Ia, P9433 ‘DW-E’ On the 12th of August 1940 I was No.3 of Yellow section of A Flight, 610 Squadron. At about 08.10, after a fight with Me109s in which I did not fire, I got detached from the rest of the squadron so I climbed up to 23,000 feet.
At 08.15 I saw 6 Me109s going round in a circle about 3,000 feet below me. I came down and from a range of about 100 yards I gave a burst of 1-2 seconds. Smoke and flame came from it and it went down slightly inland
I climbed back to 23,000 feet again. At 08.25 I again saw 5 Me109s in a circle below me. I attacked one with a short burst from about 100 yards astern and saw bits fly off as it went into a spin just over the sea.
- Constantine Oliver Joseph Pegge was born in Slough, Buckinghamshire in July 1914 and attended Kings School in Warwick before going on to Clark’s College at Brighton and in London.
