Evans, Frank Crawford
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Frank Crawford |
Surname | Evans |
Gender | M |
Age | 20 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 12-06-1942 |
Next of Kin | Son of Frank Robert and Eva Crawford Evans, of Windermere, Westmorland. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington III |
Serial Number | X3695 |
Markings | WS-V |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Runnymede Memorial |
Grave Reference | Panel 82. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 161 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1052467 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 3 |
Squadron | 9 (IX) |
Trade | Air Gunner |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Village Green, Bardney, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stone Memorial, Propeller and Plaque |
Memorial Text | In memory of the killed or missing of IX Sqd. 1939 - 1945 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/126/35 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/126/34 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 11-06-1942 |
End Date | 12-06-1942 |
Takeoff Station | Honington |
Day/Night Raid | Night (3% moon) |
Operation | Mining off the Frisian islands |
Reason for Loss | Last heard on w/t asking for directions but neither Hull nor Heston were able to respond due to other aircraft using the same frequency |