Evans, Thomas Ieuan Milner
Personal Information
Rank | F/O |
Forename(s) | Thomas Ieuan Milner |
Surname | Evans |
Gender | M |
Age | 23 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 18-11-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of Thomas Hubert and Kathleen Elizabeth Benson-Evans, of Bridgend, Glamorgan. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Halifax III |
Serial Number | MZ559 |
Markings | LK-K |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Selby Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Grave 5353. |
Epitaph | BELOVED AND ONLY SON OF T.H. AND K.E.BENSON-EVANS BRIDGEND, GLAMORGAN "INTO THY HANDS |
Ribbon Stone | 0050 (Block 1, Column 14, Row 1) |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 162 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 137624 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 4 |
Squadron | 578 |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Adjacent to A19, Burn, North Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Memorial Stone |
Memorial Text | For all who served in 578 Squadron Royal Air Force Burn 1944 - 1945 |
Location | Methodist Church, Burn, North Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Metal Plaque |
Memorial Text |
Location | Selby Abbey, Selby, North Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | RoH in Glass topped wooden cabinet |
Memorial Text | In memory of all 578 Sqn Aircrew who failed to return from Ops at RAF Burn |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/2052/23 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/2050/21 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 18-11-1944 |
End Date | 18-11-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Burn |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Münster. 479 aircraft, 2 losses. The bombing was not concentrated, with most areas of the town receiving some hits. The death toll was 138. |
Reason for Loss | Collided with a 51 Sqn Halifax (NR214 MH-A) while preparing to land back to base. Both crashed at Camblesforth, SSE of Selby, Yorkshire |