Ballantyne, Robert
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Robert |
Surname | Ballantyne |
Gender | M |
Age | 20 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 02-01-1940 |
Next of Kin | Son of Reginald and Jessie May Ballantyne, of Knutsford, Cheshire. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington IA |
Serial Number | N2943 |
Markings | OJ- |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Runnymede Memorial |
Grave Reference | Panel 11. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 126 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 580780 |
Service | Royal Air Force |
Group | 3 |
Squadron | 149 (East India) |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Church of St. John, Beck Row, Suffolk |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Slate Tablet on rear external wall of Church |
Memorial Text | In remembrance of all who served at RAF Mildenhall and associated aerodromes in the cause of freedom, 1939-1945 |
Location | St. George's Church, Methwold, Norfolk |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Roll of Honour & inscribed window |
Memorial Text | Roll of Honour of 149 Sqn RAF and a window remembering the men and women of all Nations who served at RAF Methwold, 1939-1945 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1000/8 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1000/7 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 02-01-1940 |
End Date | 02-01-1940 |
Takeoff Station | Mildenhall |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Reconnaissance off the German coast |
Reason for Loss | Shot down by a Bf 110 over the North Sea, at position 54°27' N 05°47' E. (midway between the east coast of Scotland and the west coast of Denmark). The Wellington was seen to be on fire as it hit the sea. Possible claim by Oberfw. Georg Fleischmann of 3./ZG76. |