Evans, Mervyn
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Mervyn |
Surname | Evans |
Gender | M |
Age | 25 |
Decorations | DFM |
Date of Death | 24-07-1941 |
Next of Kin | Son of Dafydd Pugh Evans and Josephine Strachan Evans, of New Plymouth, Taranaki, New Zealand. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington IC |
Serial Number | T2986 |
Markings | BL-A |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | France |
Burial/Memorial Place | Brest (Kerfautras) Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Plot 40. Row 2. Grave 6. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 161 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 391832 |
Service | Royal New Zealand Air Force |
Group | 3 |
Squadron | 40 |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | New Zealand |
Casualty Pack Number Find Out More
AIR 81/7824 (P360790/41) |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/412/34 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/412/33 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 24-07-1941 |
End Date | 24-07-1941 |
Takeoff Station | Alconbury |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Brest to attack the Gneisenau |
Reason for Loss | Hit by flak and crashed onto Brest town |