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449 A Scarce Great War 1918 D.F.C., 1919 A.F.C. Group of Four to Handley Page Bomber Pilot, Major T.A. Batchelor, Royal Naval Air Service and Royal Air Force, For His Gallantry in Leading an Low-Level Night Attack on the Zeebrugge Lock Gates, 3.5.1918. A Noted Inventor, He Was Killed in a Flying Accident, 22.4.1918, Whilst Undertaking Experimental Night Flights a) Distinguished Flying Cross, G.V.R., unnamed as issued b) Air Force Cross, G.V.R., unnamed as issued c) British War and Victory Medals (Major T.A. Batchelor. R.A.F), campaign awards lacquered, generally very fine or better, with the following related items: - The recipient’s parchment Conduct Certificates, 1903-1917, bound in a book - Congratulatory letter dated 13.5.1918 - A portrait photograph of recipient in uniform (lot) £2,800-3,200 D.F.C. London Gazette 2.7.1918 Captain Thomas Archibald Batchelor, Royal Air Force ‘Displayed great gallantry, determination and skill in a night bomlbing raid under exceptionally adverse conditions. Two machines set out on this raid, but an accident befell one of them, which gave the enemy warning, and Capt. Batchelor’s machine was accordingly subjected to very intense fire. He continued his course, and dropped his bombs on a vulnerable position in the enemy’s strong post from a height of 500 feet. He was wounded in the arm, but managed with great difficulty to return. The loss of blood consequent on the wound made it very difficult to control his heavy machine, the petrol tank of which had been hit. He invariably displays great bravery and skill in action.’ The Recommendation (originally for a D.S.C.) states: ‘For conspicuous determination and gallantry. On the early morning of the 3rd instant he took off to Bomb Zeebrugge Mole and Lock Gates, under the following circumstances: The weather conditions on the night of the 2nd/3rd instant were not good as the Moon was late and there was a ground mist. It was decided, however, to undertake the operation. He set out at 2.30am in company with another machine. The other machine had engine trouble and returned after getting over the objective and putting the enemy thoroughly on the alert. Captain Batchelor, crossing the Mole at 500 feet, released his bombs, coming under intense anti-aircraft and machine gun fire. He was wounded in the wrist, but still kept on and attempted to take the line over the Lock Gates. He was unable to keep the machine on the correct course owing to the wound in his arm and on account of being blinded by searchlights. The return journey was made under great difficulties. Capt. Batchelor was in severe pain and suffering from loss of blood, which made it particularly difficult for him to control the heavy machine (a Handley Page) which he was flying. His petrol tank also had been hit. However, by the exercise of great determination and skill this was successfully accomplished and he made a perfect landing. He invariably displays great bravery and skill in action and his presence of mind and determination on this occasion set a very fine example to the pilots of his squadron.’ A.F.C. London Gazette 3.6.1919 Captain Thomas Archibald Batchelor, D.F.C. ‘For distinguished service rendered during the war.’ orders, deCoratioNs, CampaigN medaLs aNd miLitaria WWW.spiNK.Com Major T.A. Batchelor Major Thomas Archibald Batchelor, D.F.C., A.F.C., born Aldershot, Hampshire, 1886; served as Assistant Clerk, Royal Navy, and was posted in that capacity to H.M.S. Wildfire, July 1903; served as Assistant Paymaster and Additional Secretary to Captain G.H.W. Moore, H.M.S. Dreadnought (battleship), from April 1907; after serving as Paymaster at R.N.A.S. Calshot he transferred as Acting Flight Lieutenant, Royal Naval Air Service, 11.11.1915 (1914 Star Roll gives entitlement to medal as ‘Asst. Payr. R.N. Compensation Officer’ and that the medal was ‘Retd to R. Mint 1934’); gained RAC Aviators’ Certificate in a Maurice Farman Biplane, C.F.S. Upavon, 17.12.1915; served as Armament Officer at R.N.A.S. Cranwell and at Freiston, March 1916 - July 1917; served at Air Ministry (Hotel Cecil, Strand), July 1917 - March 1918; Flight Commander 31.12.1916; posted as Pilot to 214 Squadron (Handley Page Bombers), Coudekerque, April 1918; the squadron was tasked with bombing raids and on 3.5.1918, he carried out a night attack on the Zeebrugge Lock Gates with Captain C. Darley, ‘experimental night raid... using a silent gliding approach from 9,000 ft. within 80ft. of the target; the aim was to release simultaneously one bomb close to each lock and a third midway between them, so that the combined underwater blast would burst open the lock gates. For this operation Captain Batchelor had designed a special lowaltitude bombsight and had carefully rehearsed its use with the aid of a full-scale model of the target marked out on the
November 22, 2012 - LoNdoN ground at Cranwell, where Darley and both crews had attended a special briefing. On the first attempt the two aircraft were spotted during their approach and heavily engaged at 500 feet by anti-aircraft guns, Batchelor and his observer being wounded and barely able to return to a safe landing at Coudekerque’; posted as Officer Commanding 207 Squadron (Handley Page Bombers), Ligescourt, 26.7.1918; he was wounded once again, 7.8.1918, whilst leading a bombing raid on Peronne Railway Sidings; invalided back the UK; Batchelor was killed in a flying accident whilst serving at No. 2. School of Navigation and Bombing, 22.4.1919; he was engaged in experimental night 449 225 time flying, ‘another O 400 (F3758), starting a similar flight had crashed in flames at Weyhill on take-off at 2am that same morning, killing the pilots Major Batchelor and Captain Adkins and three of their crew, two survivors being uninjured. Major Batchelor’s death was a severe loss to the peacetime R.A.F. as his contribution to navigational training was very great: his part in low-level bombing at Cranwell has already been mentioned and probably his most important invention was the Batchelor Mirror for training bombaimers’; Batchelor was buried in Penton Mewsey (Holy Trinity) Churchyard, Hampshire.
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