Bathgate, James Robertson Grant
Personal Information
Rank | F/O |
Forename(s) | James Robertson Grant |
Surname | Bathgate |
Gender | M |
Age | 23 |
Decorations | DFC |
Date of Death | 11-12-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of George Thomas Bathgate and of Eleanor Isabella Bathgate (Nee Macnee), of Outram, Otago, New Zealand. Husband of Dorothea Valentia Bathgate. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Westland Lysander IIIA |
Serial Number | V9673 |
Markings | MA-J |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | France |
Burial/Memorial Place | la Ville aux Bois lès Pontavert British Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 3. B. 1A. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 128 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 403932 |
Service | Royal New Zealand Air Force |
Group | 3 |
Squadron | 161 (Special Duties) |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | New Zealand |
Other Memorials
Location | Gibraltar Farm Barn, Tempsford, Bedfordshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Framed Scrolls |
Memorial Text | In memory of 161 Sqn, RAF Tempsford February 1942 - June 1945 |
Location | Church of St. Peter, Tempsford, Bedfordshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Brass Plaques & Roll of Honour |
Memorial Text | In memory of the men and women of 161 Sqn, RAF Tempsford including those of the Royal Australian Air Force, and SOE agents killed during WW2 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1068/8 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1068/7 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 10-12-1943 |
End Date | 11-12-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Tangmere |
Day/Night Raid | Night (99% moon) |
Operation | Special Operations Executive- Operation Sten to recover an agent |
Reason for Loss | Shot down and crashed at la Ville aux Bois lès Pontavert, SE of Laon, France |