BARTRAM, Christopher Edward Thomas
| Service Numbers: | 401759, VX43258 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 8 July 1940 |
| Last Rank: | Flying Officer |
| Last Unit: | No. 10 Squadron (RAAF) |
| Born: | Islington, England, 17 October 1913 |
| Home Town: | Not yet discovered |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Insurance Actuary |
| Died: | Flying Battle, died at sea, Bay of Biscay, Spain, Off Spain, 31 July 1942, aged 28 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Lost at sea after aircraft force landed in the ocean and blew up., Runnymede Memorial, Surrey, England, United Kingdom |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Runnymede Air Forces Memorial |
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Flying Officer, 401759, No. 10 Squadron (RAAF) | |
|---|---|---|
| 8 Jul 1940: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, VX43258 | |
| 29 Mar 1941: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Flying Officer, 401759, No. 10 Squadron (RAAF) |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Julianne Ryan
Born: 17 Oct 1913 Islington, England
Father Thomas Edward George Batram and Mother Lena Jessy Bartram
living at 9 Penarth Road, Bridgewater, Somerset, England
29/3/1941 enlisted in Melbourne, VIC
Flying Officer in 10th Squadron (RAAF)
*** service records need to be ordered through National Archives of Australia ***
31/7/1942 killed in flying battle
On 31 July 1942 disappeared in the Galician coast Sunderland W3994, had departed from Mount Batten at 02:15 in antisubmarine patrol and did not turn to hear the device. The aircraft took the maximum load of anti-submarine bombs and was to carry out a patrol along the Spanish coast just outside territorial waters. No signals were received from the aircraft which failed to return from the mission.
The entire crew disappeared:-
Short Sunderland Mk II; W3994, RB-X; 10 Sqn RAAF
F/Lt Eric Bruce Martin - 280651 - RAAF
F/O Arthur Francis O'Dwyer - 405185 - RAAF
P/O Ernest F. Hamilton Frith - 403653 - RAAF
F/O Arthur Reginald Meaker - 416275 - RAAF
F/O Christopher E. Thomas Bartram - 401759 - RAAF
Sgt David Bell -. 406430 - RAAF
Sgt John Russell Mullins -. 4701 - RAAF
AC1 Nevil Thomas Cuddihy - 14521 - RAAF
Sgt Clive Thomas Bingham -. 4559 - RAAF
AC1 Garnet William White - 13891 - RAAF
Sgt Herbert Henry Fealy. - 11069 - RAAF
LAC. Charles L. Kenneth Johnson - 34754 - RAAF
"Sunderland III, W3999 of No 10 (RAAF) Squadron exploded after making a successful forced landing on the sea after being attacked by an Arado Ar 196 during an ASR patrol." courtesy of Malcolm
No known grave.
Commemorated on Panel 109 at Air Forces Memorial, Runnymede, Surrey, England.
His name is commemorated on Panel 99 at the Australian War Memorial,
Canberra, ACT.
His name is commemorated on the "Institute of Actuaries War Memorial plaque" at Staple Inn Hall's Council chamber, next to that for members who fell in World War I.
Sourced and submitted by Julianne T Ryan. 13/6/2016. Lest we forget.
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