Batchen, Ronald Tait
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Ronald Tait |
Surname | Batchen |
Gender | M |
Age | 21 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 11-05-1942 |
Next of Kin | Son of William Andrew Batchen and Elizabeth Batchen (née Bushman), of Rouleau, Saskatchewan |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington III |
Serial Number | X3602 |
Markings | KO- |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Marham Cemetery |
Grave Reference | War Graves Plot. Grave 17. |
Epitaph | SAY NOT GOOD-NIGHT BUT IN SOME BRIGHTER CLIME BID ME GOOD MORNING |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 128 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1365683 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 3 |
Squadron | 115 |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | Canada |
Other Memorials
Location | Lancaster Industrial Estate, Witchford, Cambridgeshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stone Pillar with inscribed Slate Tablets & Metal Plaques |
Memorial Text | In honour of those who served during the Second World War 1939 - 1945 |
Miscellaneous Information
His brother, R/78172 Sgt. Alexander George Batchen was also killed during his time with Bomber Command. Their younger sister Frances became a concert pianist in New York. |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/889/10 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/889/9 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 11-05-1942 |
End Date | 11-05-1942 |
Takeoff Station | Marham |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Training- local flying exercise |
Reason for Loss | Became lost in poor visibility and struck a radio mast SW of Sheringham, Norfolk |