Evans, Ronald Sylvester
Personal Information
Rank | F/L |
Forename(s) | Ronald Sylvester |
Surname | Evans |
Gender | M |
Age | 20 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 10-04-1945 |
Next of Kin | Son of Enoch M. and Marie G. Evans, of Riverside, Ontario, Canada. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Halifax III |
Serial Number | NA185 |
Markings | 6U-B |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Runnymede Memorial |
Grave Reference | Panel 278. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 162 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | J/35885 |
Service | Royal Canadian Air Force |
Group | 6 |
Squadron | 415 (Swordfish) |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | Canada |
Other Memorials
Location | Village Centre, Sutton on the Forest, North Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone & Metal Sun Dial |
Memorial Text | A memorial to all those who served at RAF East Moor and in particular 415 Sqn RCAF |
Miscellaneous Information
Had flown 23 sorties |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1813/22 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1813/21 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 10-04-1945 |
End Date | 10-04-1945 |
Takeoff Station | East Moor |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Leipzig- to attack the Engelsdorf and Mockau railway yards |
Reason for Loss | Struck by a falling bomb from another aircraft at higher altitude. |