Evans, Eric Walter
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Eric Walter |
Surname | Evans |
Gender | M |
Age | 19 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 07-01-1945 |
Next of Kin | Son of Robert Victor and Alice Evans, of High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster I |
Serial Number | NF999 |
Markings | PM-T |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Durnbach War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 7. H. 21. |
Epitaph | UNTIL THE DAY BREAK, AND THE SHADOWS FLEE AWAY |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 33 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1602244 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 1 |
Squadron | 103 |
Trade | Flight engineer |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | All Saints Church, Elsham, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Tablet |
Memorial Text | Dedicated to all who served at RAF Elsham Wolds on 103 7 576 Squadrons 1941-45 |
Location | Anglian Water Treatment Works, Elsham Wolds, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Pillar & Plaques |
Memorial Text | Pillar : RAF Elsham Wolds, 1941-1945, For those who made the great sacrifice. Plaque :This tree is dedicated to all those who served with 103 Squadron Royal Air Force. Plaque : RAF Elsham Wolds, Opened in Summer 1941 as a bomber station in No1 group, it w |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/817/2 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/817/1 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 07-01-1945 |
End Date | 08-01-1945 |
Takeoff Station | Elsham Wolds |
Day/Night Raid | Night (36% moon) |
Operation | Munchen |
Reason for Loss | The cause of loss is unknown. The aircraft crashed near the target area. |