Baatsen, Arnoldus Albert
Personal Information
Rank | Agent |
Forename(s) | Arnoldus Albert |
Surname | Baatsen |
Gender | M |
Age | 26 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 07-09-1944 |
Next of Kin |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Armstrong Whitworth Whitley V |
Serial Number | T4166 |
Markings | NF-B |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Netherlands |
Burial/Memorial Place | Bergen-op-Zoom Canadian War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 125 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | - |
Service | Dutch Army/ Special Operations Executive |
Group | 38 |
Squadron | 138 (Special Duties) |
Trade | Agent |
Country of Origin | Netherlands |
Other Memorials
Location | Village Green, Tempsford, Bedfordshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stone Memorial with inscribed Marble Tablets |
Memorial Text | In honour of the men and women of Special Duties Sqns stationed at RAF Tempsford |
Location | "The Barn" Gibraltar Farm, Tempsford, Bedfordshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Plaque & Framed Scroll |
Memorial Text | To commemorate the men and women of different nationalities who flew from RAF Tempsford to aid resistance forces in occupied Europe |
Location | St. Peter's Church, Tempsford, Bedfordshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Tablet, Wooden Boards, Brass Plaques & RoH |
Memorial Text | Remembering all those who flew from RAF Tempsford including those of the Royal Australian Air Force |
Miscellaneous Information
Special agent- captured after parachuting from T4166 in Operation Watercress. Was interrogated for two and a half years before being executed. |
Casualty Pack Number Find Out More
AIR 81/12987 (P367247/42) |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 27-03-1942 |
End Date | 28-03-1942 |
Takeoff Station | Tempsford |
Day/Night Raid | Night (78% moon) |
Operation | Special Operations Executive- Operation Watercress to drop Dutch agents into enemy territory. Also involved a supplies drop, code named Catarrh |
Reason for Loss | Presumed to have crashed into the sea |