Identity
Person No.
6817
Service No.
102236V
Last Name
First Name
Ralph Clifford Bateman
Initials
R C B
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
27
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause code
KIA 14,780
Killed in action
Cause of Death
Killed in action, Beaufort II AW280, off Greek coast, four motor vessels with eleven destroyers south bound from Taranto were attacked by twelve Beauforts. Intense flak and fighter attacks prevented observation of results. Subsequent reconnaissance showed that one M.V. 10000 tons was sunk also one of 6000 tons beached, all Beauforts attacked by fighters
Military Service
Location
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Locality
Unknown
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Notes
Son of Douglas Bateman and Margaret Clara Evans, of Durban North, Natal, South Africa. Born Mid Illovo, Central Natal. Commemoration stone in Mid Illovo (St. Margaret's) Anglican Churchyard, Kwazulu Natal
Research notes
5 Sep 2026: Unit "39 (R.A.F.) Squadron" (a squadron, SAAF's regiment-equivalent) promoted to Regiment, per John's decision. Corps (South African Air Force) unchanged.
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