Service Details
Name:
 BATEMAN
Given Name:
 ERIC CHARLES
Initials:
 E C
Rank:
 Lieutenant
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Date of Death:
 1918-09-07
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Date of Birth:
 1899-07-05
Age:
 19
Cause of Death:
 Killed in action, SE5a D6917, failed to return from ops in San Quentin area, possibly shot down by Lt Wolfram von Richthofen
Additional
Information:
Son of Charles George and Marian Letitia Bateman, of Turnes Hotel, Durban. Born Park Rynie, Natal. A scholar. Educated Durban High School. Travelled to England to enlist in the RFC; enrolled School of Military Aviation, Oxford 12 April 1917. Commemorated on Durban High School WW1 War Memorial
Commemoration
Country:
 France
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Locality:
 Pas de Calais
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Cemetery:
 ARRAS FLYING SERVICES MEMORIAL
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