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Captain Blatch took part in Operation Market Garden with the 1st Airborne Brigade Sig. Sqn. Landing at Arnhem on Saturday 17th September 1944. He was the most senior of 27 Royal Signals personnel who died during the ill-fated operation. His action is commemorated at the Groesbeek Memorial, Netherlands. This is a posthumous portrait.
Royal Signals Museum
Blandford Forum
Title
Captain Stuart Leslie Batch (1921–1944)
Date
1945 or after
Medium
oil on canvas
Measurements
H 59 x W 48.7 cm
Accession number
4450:P930
Acquisition method
donated by Mr Guy Forage, 2001
Work type
Painting
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Royal Signals Museum
Blandford Camp, Blandford Forum, Dorset DT11 8RH England
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