Evans, Earle Robert
Personal Information
Rank | F/O |
Forename(s) | Earle Robert |
Surname | Evans |
Gender | M |
Age | 20 |
Decorations | DFC |
Date of Death | 15-03-1945 |
Next of Kin | Son of Albert Edward and Bessie Calburn Evans, of Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster X |
Serial Number | KB846 |
Markings | NA-I |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Netherlands |
Burial/Memorial Place | Nederweert War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | IV. B. 7. |
Epitaph | DEAR OLD PAL HOW WE MISS YOU WE ARE LONELY TO-NIGHT. MOTHER AND DAD |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 161 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | J/17548 |
Service | Royal Canadian Air Force |
Group | 6 |
Squadron | 428 (Ghost) |
Trade | Air Gunner |
Country of Origin | Canada |
Other Memorials
Location | Evans Lake, Manitoba; Between Moody and Nokomis Lakes |
Country | Canada |
Memorial Type | Lake |
Memorial Text |
Location | Adjacent to fomer St. Georges Hotel, Teesside Airport, County Durham |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Memorial Stone with inscribed slate tablets |
Memorial Text | Dedicated to all who served on 428 (RCAF) Sqn at Middleton St. George during WWII, especially those who made the supreme sacrifice |
Miscellaneous Information
The entire crew were on their second tour |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1850/30 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1850/29 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 15-03-1945 |
End Date | 16-03-1945 |
Takeoff Station | Middleton St. George |
Day/Night Raid | Night (5% moon) |
Operation | Hagen. 267 aircraft, 10 losses. Clear visibility. A devastating attack with most of the bombing falling in the centre and eastern districts. 505 people were killed and 30000-35000 were bombed out. |
Reason for Loss | Shot down by a night-fighter (Ju 88) over the target |