The son of a Royal Air Force (RAF) fighter pilot, Peter Brett Walker was born on 29 September 1949 in the Staffordshire village of Rowley Regis.

[1] He was initially educated at Pocklington School,[2] before joining Durham University to read for a General Arts degree at Hatfield College.

[1] Here, piloting the McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II, he had regular encounters with Soviet aircraft approaching UK Air Defence.

[5] Before moving to Guernsey the couple lived in North Devon, where they were mentioned in the diaries of socialist politician Tony Benn.

An air display due to take place was dedicated to his memory, and the Red Arrows made a special fly-past.