Batt, Robert Hector
Personal Information
Rank | S/L |
Forename(s) | Robert Hector |
Surname | Batt |
Gender | M |
Age | |
Decorations | DFC, MiD |
Date of Death | 09-07-1940 |
Next of Kin |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Bristol Blenheim IV |
Serial Number | L8836 |
Markings | BL- |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Runnymede Memorial |
Grave Reference | Panel 3. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 128 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 39055 |
Service | Royal Air Force |
Group | 2 |
Squadron | 40 |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | RAF Wyton Memorial Garden, Wyton, Cambridgeshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Memorial Stone & Inscribed Metal Plaque |
Memorial Text | Commemorating the Pathfinder Sqns operating from RAF Wyton, 1942-1945 |
Miscellaneous Information
His DFC was awarded in June 1940 |
Mentioned in Despatches in London Gazette July 1940 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/412/12 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/412/11 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 09-07-1940 |
End Date | 09-07-1940 |
Takeoff Station | Wyton |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Reconnaissance of Lisieux (Calvados) area |
Reason for Loss | Came down in the Channel. Body recovered by HMS Brilliant and committed to the sea after identification |