MACKAY, Peter Lewis
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Rank:
Captain
Unit / Base:
'42 Commando RM'
Regiment/Corps:
Royal Marines
Service:
Royal Navy
Honours & Awards:
Born:
Saturday, June 7, 1919
Died :
Saturday, May 5, 1951
Killed in action or died of wounds
Age:
31
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Local Roll of Honour:
Captain Peter Mackay died in Malaya. He was awarded the M.C.,[1] for gallant and distinguished service during an action in which he was shot in the head at Perak Malaya on the 1st May 1951[2]. He died 4 days later [3]. He was leading a charge by his patrol of 11 men against bandit forces firing from a ridge above them [2].
The Brigade Commander on the citation report page 1 records that Captain Mackay, separate to this latest action, had "been recommended for the M.C. in the last periodic list."[2]. He did receive a Mention in Despatches for distinguished service in operations in Malaya which was published in London Gazettes on the 27th April 1951 [4].
Sources
[1] London Gazettes Supp. 39300, page 4111.
[2] National Archives file WO 373/130/18.
[3] AFM ROH.
[4] London Gazettes Supp. 39215, page 2389.
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