Davies, Evan Arthur
Personal Information
Rank | F/L |
Forename(s) | Evan Arthur |
Surname | Davies |
Gender | M |
Age | 32 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 13-02-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of Evan Jenkin and Catherine Davies. Husband of Elizabeth Lilian Davies, of Pembrey, Carmarthenshire. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster III |
Serial Number | ED484 |
Markings | VN-Q |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | France |
Burial/Memorial Place | Gavres Communal Cemetery |
Grave Reference | S.W. Plot. Row 3. Grave 4. |
Epitaph | IN THE WAY OF RIGHTEOUSNESS IS LIFE; AND IN THE PATHWAY THEREOF THERE IS NO DEATH (Proverbs 12:28) |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 27 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 101537 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 50 |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Birchwood Way, Birchwood Estate, Lincoln, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Brick Memorial & Inscribed Marble Obolisk |
Memorial Text | To the memory of the Air Crews and Ground Staff who gave their lives whilst serving with No 50 Squadron and No 61 Squadron, 5 group, Bomber Command The Royal Air Force 2nd World War 1939 to 1945. No 50 Squadron "From defence to attack" Operated from Waddi |
Location | Memorial Gardens, Skellingthorpe, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Brick Memorial with Inscribed Marble Stone |
Memorial Text | Royal Air Force Skellingthorpe. My brief sweet life is over, My eyes no longer see, No Christmas Trees, No summer walks, No pretty girls for me, I've got the chop - I've had it, My nightly ops are done, Yet in another 100 years I'll still be twenty one. R |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/487/28 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/487/27 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 13-02-1943 |
End Date | 14-02-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Skellingthorpe |
Day/Night Raid | Night (69% moon) |
Operation | Lorient |
Reason for Loss | Crashed in the sea off the coast of France |