Ballard, Victor Norman
Personal Information
Rank | F/O |
Forename(s) | Victor Norman |
Surname | Ballard |
Gender | M |
Age | 25 |
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Date of Death | 24-03-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of Charles Edwin and Mary Grace Ballard. Husband of Doris Lydia Ballard, of Townsville, Queensland, Australia. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington III |
Serial Number | X3991 |
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Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | France |
Burial/Memorial Place | Pontgouin Communal Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Grave 3. |
Epitaph | TO LIVE IN THE HEARTS OF THOSE WE LOVE IS NOT TO DIE (Extract from Hallowed Ground by Thomas Campbell) |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 5 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 414289 |
Service | Royal Australian Air Force |
Group | 92 |
Squadron | 16 OTU |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | Australia |
Other Memorials
Location | Village Churchyard, Upper Heyford, Oxfordshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Memorial Stone & Inscribed Metal Plaque |
Memorial Text | Dedicated to the memory of British and Commonwealth Pilots and Aircrew of No. 16 OTU Bomber Command RAF Upper Heyford |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 23-03-1943 |
End Date | 24-03-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Upper Heyford |
Day/Night Raid | Night (95% moon) |
Operation | Leaflet dropping (Nickel) |
Reason for Loss | Crashed at Pontgouin France |