Evans, Harry
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Harry |
Surname | Evans |
Gender | M |
Age | 25 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 14-02-1945 |
Next of Kin | Son of Evan Evans and of May Evans (Nee Mercer). Husband of Irene Evans (Nee Nuttall), of Whiston. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Halifax III |
Serial Number | NA179 |
Markings | PT-B |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Whiston (St. Nicholas) Churchyard |
Grave Reference | Row F.6. Grave 16. |
Epitaph | WE CANNOT, LORD THY PURPOSE SEE BUT ALL IS WELL THAT'S DONE BY THEE |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 161 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 2210219 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 6 |
Squadron | 420 (Snowy Owl) |
Trade | Flight Engineer |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Outside former St. Georges Hotel, Teesside Airport, County Durham |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Slate Tablet on Memorial Stone |
Memorial Text | In memory of those who served at RAF Croft, 1941-1945 including 420 Sqn RCAF |
Location | Village Green, Tholthorpe, North Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stone Memorial, inscribed Metal Plaque and Maple Tree |
Memorial Text | A memorial, in English & French, to those Canadians who served at RAF Tholthorpe during WW2, including 420 (RCAF) Sqn |
Location | Former Control Tower, Tholthorpe Airfield, North Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Metal Plaque |
Memorial Text | A memorial to those Canadians who served at RAF Tholthorpe during WW2, including 420 Sqn |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1826/26 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1826/25 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 14-02-1945 |
End Date | 15-02-1945 |
Takeoff Station | Tholthorpe |
Day/Night Raid | Night (8% moon) |
Operation | Chemnitz as a continuation of Operation Thunderclap. 717 aircraft, 13 lost. As with the raid on Dresden, this was a two-wave raid, 3 hours apart. A very elaborate diversion program kept fighters at bay but the target was cloud-covered so only sky-marking was possible. Most parts of the town were hit but many bombs fell in open country. No local report is available. |
Reason for Loss | Returned to base due to an unserviceable starboard outer engine. Seen in the circuit but span out of control at 600' and crashed one mile north of the airfield |