Born 21 September 1925, in Wem;
the son of Frank (born 1881, Moreton Corbet, Shropshire) and
Dorothy (born 1900, Wem, neé Paul) Pemberton.

The 1911 Census lists
Frank Pemberton living at No. 18, Tilley, Wem.
He is recorded as single and working as a Farm Labourer.
Dorothy Paul is living at 42, Aston St., Wem and is at school.
Her father, Frank Paul, is listed as a Labourer in the Timber Yard
and was born in Stroud, Gloucs.
Frank Pemberton and Dorothy Paul married in Wem in 1924.

The 1939 Register lists
Peter Pemberton living at 10, Park Road, Wem with
his parents, Frank and Dorothy Pemberton.
Frank Pemberton's occupation is listed as Cowman.

During WWII, Peter Pemberton was a
Guardsman, [14677526], 3rd Battalion, Irish Guards
Died: 22 September 1944, aged 19 years.
Casualty List No. 1571.: Died of Wounds
Cemetery: Jonkerbos World War II (section 3), 18.B.7.
Nimegen, Gelderland, Netherlands

The 3rd Battalion took part in the Normandy campaign and Operation Market Garden (1944).
The Irish Guards led the vanguard of XXX Corps in the advance towards Arnhem (Market Garden).
10 September, the 2nd and 3rd Battalions of the Irish Guards managed to take a bridge over the Maas-Schelde canal.
17 September, they were part of the 5th Brigade of the Guards Armoured Division - very heavy fighting with the Germans.
The Irish Guards lost 60 men during the breakout (20 killed and 40 wounded).
18 September, the advance to Eindhoven continued.
21 September, north of Nijmegen the Irish Guards were stopped by antitank guns which prevented any attempt to move forward.