Evans, Owen Prys
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Owen Prys |
Surname | Evans |
Gender | M |
Age | 20 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 03-08-1940 |
Next of Kin | Son of William Griffith Evans and Annie Evans, of Llandudno, Caernarvonshire. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Bristol Blenheim IV |
Serial Number | L9239 |
Markings | XD-N |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | France |
Burial/Memorial Place | Bayeux War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | XVI. C. 23 (Coll.) |
Epitaph | O FOR THE TOUCH OF A VANISH'D HAND, AND THE SOUND OF A VOICE THAT IS STILL! |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 161 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 967877 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 2 |
Squadron | 139 (Jamaica) |
Trade | WOp/AG |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Adjacent to Terminal Building, Norwich Airport, Norfolk |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Marble Memorial |
Memorial Text | Memorial to the aircrew of the RAF and USAAF who served and gave their lives whilst operating from RAF Horsham St Faith |
Casualty Pack Number Find Out More
AIR 81/2515 (P353611/40) |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/958/10 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/958/9 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 03-08-1940 |
End Date | 03-08-1940 |
Takeoff Station | Horsham St. Faith |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Attack airfields in Cherbourg area |
Reason for Loss | Brought down near Acqueville (Manche) |