For the Scottish cricketer, see Murray Peden (cricketer).
David Murray Peden
Pilot Officer Peden on 23 October 1942
Birth name
David Murray Peden
Born
(1923-10-19)19 October 1923 Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Died
6 January 2022(2022-01-06) (aged 98)
Allegiance
Canada
Service/branch
Royal Canadian Air Force
Years of service
1941–1945
Rank
Flight Lieutenant
Service number
J20216
Unit
No. 214 Squadron RAF No. 161 Squadron RAF
Battles/wars
World War II
Awards
DFC - 1944 MiD - 1946 Legion of Honour - 2017
Flight Lieutenant David Murray PedenDFC QC (19 October 1923 – 6 January 2022) was a Canadian air force officer, lawyer, and author. From 1941 to 1945 Peden served in the Royal Canadian Air Force as a bomber pilot and completed the majority of his tour of duty with No. 214 Squadron of RAF Bomber Command. Following the war he returned to Canada and became a lawyer in Winnipeg. Later in life he authored three books. He is best known for his 1979 memoir A Thousand Shall Fall, which former director of the Canadian Army Historical Section, C. P. Stacey, called "the best book any Canadian has written about his war experiences, and one of the best books about the war that has been written anywhere."[1]
Lieutenant David MurrayPeden DFC QC (19 October 1923 – 6 January 2022) was a Canadian air force officer, lawyer, and author. From 1941 to 1945 Peden served in...
professor Mike Peden, British producer, remixer, and composer MurrayPeden, (1923–2022), Canadian Air Force pilot, lawyer and author MurrayPeden, (1946–1978)...
Secret Electronic Air War. Dundurn. pp. 185–. ISBN 978-1-4597-0411-4. MurrayPeden (1 April 2003). Fall of an Arrow. Dundurn. pp. 183–. ISBN 978-1-4597-1774-9...
Lewis, medical researcher and professor of medicine Sierra Noble, singer MurrayPeden, lawyer Carl Ridd, professional basketball player "Memorable Manitobans:...
November 2013. Peden, Murray (January 2003). A Thousand Shall Fall: The True Story of a Canadian Bomber Pilot in World ... - MurrayPeden - Google Books...
gymnast. Volodymyr Pak, 87, Ukrainian politician, deputy (2005–2006). MurrayPeden, 98, Canadian Air Force pilot and author. Gloria Piedimonte, 66, Italian...
II, and in his book A Thousand Shall Fall, the Canadian former pilot, MurrayPeden, described how the village sometimes sustained inadvertent damage from...
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(14 km) south west of Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England. In his memoirs, MurrayPeden, a Royal Canadian Air Force pilot, recounts his training at Stradishall...
enterprise being Yara UK Limited's liquid fertilizer production plant. MurrayPeden, a Royal Canadian Air Force pilot, recounts in his memoirs flying on...
football coach (b. 1946) Jo Manning, etcher, painter, and author (b. 1923) MurrayPeden, Air Force pilot, lawyer, and author (b. 1923) January 7 Amanda Asay...
Cartwright on Syfy's Alphas". The Washington Times. Retrieved 23 August 2011. Peden, Mike. "Alpha and Omega". The Autistic Journalist. Retrieved 23 August 2011...
had indulged in a series of affairs since his marriage to dancer Margaret Peden in 1957. The couple had four daughters. "Don't Light The Fire 'Til After...
Football Bowl Subdivision level. The Bobcats have played their home games in Peden Stadium in Athens, Ohio since 1929. Ohio University is also the first team...
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Global Information
Canada
Royal Canadian Air Force