Battrick, Reginald Henry John
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Reginald Henry John |
Surname | Battrick |
Gender | M |
Age | 27 |
Date of Death | 30-04-1940 |
Next of Kin | Son of William Charles John and Katherine Anne Battrick. Husband of Ellen Caroline Battrick, of Motcombe, Dorsetshire. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Bristol Blenheim IV |
Serial Number | L9242 |
Markings | VE-A |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Runnymede Memorial |
Grave Reference | Panel 11. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 128 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 516469 |
Service | Royal Air Force |
Group | 2 |
Squadron | 110 (Hyderabad) |
Squadron Motto | Nex timeo nec sperno (I neither fear nor despise) |
Trade | Observer |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Adjacent to Northern Perimeter of Airfield, Wattisham, Suffolk |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stone Memorial with Inscribed Stone Tablets |
Memorial Text | This memorial is dedicated to RAF Wattisham, AAF Station 377 and AAF Station 470 from 1939 - 1945 |
Miscellaneous Information
On detachment from Wattisham |
The pilot, S/L Kenneth Doran DFC*, successfully bailed out and was taken PoW. His DFC citation, Gazetted 10 October 1939: Flying Officer (acting Flight Lieutenant) Kenneth Christopher DORAN (37467) Early in September, 1939, this officer led an attack against an enemy cruiser. In face of heavy gun fire and under extremely bad weather conditions he pressed home a successful low attack with great determination. Bar to the DFC Gazetted 30 January 1940. Citation: Flying Officer (acting Squadron Leader) Kenneth Christopher DORAN, D.F.C. (37467) This officer was the leader of a formation of bomber aircraft which was attacked by enemy fighters over the North Sea during January, 1940. By his clever tactics and gallant leadership he successfully maintained a close defensive formation throughout the engagement, two of the fighter aircraft being compelled to break off the fight, a third being shot down in flames into the sea, and the remainder eventually abandoning the attack. Although one of our aircraft was lost and a second returned to its base, Squadron Leader Doran showed great determination in leading the remaining aircraft a distance of about 130 miles further on to his objective. |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/857/12 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/857/11 |
Fellow Servicemen
Please note that this list gives all the losses aboard the quoted aircraft and occasionally these may have occurred on an earlier date when the aircraft was not itself lost. Please check the dates of death carefully.
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 30-04-1940 |
End Date | 30-04-1940 |
Takeoff Station | Lossiemouth |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Stavanger airfield |
Reason for Loss | Attacked by large numbers of Me109s in vicinity of target. Claim by Lt Heinz Demes of 4./JG 77 - West of Stavanger at 18:54. |