Evans, Christopher Douglas
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Christopher Douglas |
Surname | Evans |
Gender | M |
Age | |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 01-08-1940 |
Next of Kin | Son of Christopher and Grace Evans, of Witton, Blackburn, Lancashire. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Hampden I |
Serial Number | P4383 |
Markings | VN- |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Runnymede Memorial |
Grave Reference | Panel 14. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 33 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 617444 |
Service | Royal Air Force |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 50 |
Trade | WOp/AG |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/485/18 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/485/17 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 31-07-1940 |
End Date | 01-08-1940 |
Takeoff Station | Lindholme |
Day/Night Raid | Night (10% moon) |
Operation | Minelaying |
Reason for Loss | All contact lost at 0410 and it is presumed to have ditched 40 - 45 miles E of Flamborough Head. Six weeks later the body of P/O Bell washed onto Dutch coast. |