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ARTHUR ALEXANDER BALLANTINE

SERVICE NO. 85650

Royal Air Force: Flight Lieutenant

Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve

483 Group Control Centre, Royal Air Force

DIED: 20 June 1944

AGE: 24

STORY

The story and photographs are shared by the Trust with kind permission from Christine Ballantine, Sandy's daughter

Flt/Lt. Arthur Alexander Ballantine, known as "Sandy", service number 85650, was born on the 13th March, 1920. He was an optician apprenticed into the family business of J. Lizars Opticians and Camera business of Scotland and Northern Ireland. He was educated at Merchiston Castle School in Edinburgh, Scotland. His activities included sailing on the River Clyde in Scotland and later on the Norfolk Broads in England. He also played rugby.

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MEMORIAL LOCATION: Column 80

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