Balman, John Henry
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | John Henry |
Surname | Balman |
Gender | M |
Age | 19 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 11-12-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of John James Balman, and of Gertrude Annie Balman, of Barnstaple, Devon. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster I |
Serial Number | NG350 |
Markings | JI-C |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Reichswald Forest War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 31. B. 10. |
Epitaph | ONLY CHILD OF GERTRUDE AND THE LATE JOHN BALMAN. GOOD NIGHT, BELOVED |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 126 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1852397 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 3 |
Squadron | 514 |
Trade | Air Gunner |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Church of St. John the Evangelist, Waterbeach, Cambridgeshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Memorial and RoH |
Memorial Text | Roll of Honour and memorial to the members of 514 Sqn who served at RAF Waterbeach 1943-1945 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1981/42 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1978/11 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 11-12-1944 |
End Date | 11-12-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Waterbeach |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Osterfeld- to bomb the railway yards and benzol plant. 150 Lancasters of 3 Group using G-H through cloud, 1 aircraft lost. Bombing was said to be accurate. |
Reason for Loss | Hit by flak and crashed into Sterkrade, demolishing several houses |