Date of birth:

November 12th, 1921 (Winnipeg/Manitoba, Canada)

Date of death:

March 15th, 1945 (near Krefeld, Germany)

Buried on:

Commonwealth War Cemetery Nederweert
Plot: IV. Row: B. Grave: 7.

Service number:

J/17548

Nationality:

Canadian

Rank: Flying Officer, Unit: 428 Sqdn., Royal Canadian Air Force. Son of Albert Edward and Bessie Calburn Evans, of Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.

Earle evans was killed when Avro Lancaster KB846 was shot down when flying at 12,000 feet.
The aircraft took off at 16:44 hrs for a bombing operation against Hagen; shot down.
Those who perished are buried in the Netherlands:

Pilot / F/Lt. J.D.C. Craton J/15666 RCAF SAFE -
Flight Engineer / P/O. G.T. Llewellin 31 J/95384 RCAF KIA / Nederweert cemetery
Navigator / F/Lt. R.W. Newton J/17196 RCAF KIA / Nederweert cemetery
Bomb Aimer / F/Lt. R.C. Hamill 25 J/20884 RCAF KIA / Nederweert cemetery
Wireless Operator/ Air Gunner / F/O. D.C. Graham 23 J/18627 RCAF KIA / Nederweert cemetery
Mid Upper Gunner / F/O. E.R. Evans 20 J/17548 RCAF KIA / Nederweert cemetery
Rear Gunner / F/O. B.B. Gray J/18650 RCAF SAFE -

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Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Rank:

Pilot Officer

Unit:

No.90 Squadron, Royal Air Force

Awarded on:

September 14th, 1943

Citation:
"He had completed 13 sorties on his second tour. When returning from his fifth operational sortie Pilot Officer Evans was involved in a serious crash. Undaunted by this trying experience, he resumed operational flying and has since completed a number of operations against some of the enemy's major targets. At all times he has shown great courage in inspiring his crew with confidence."

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