Treherne, Vernon Frank Evans
Personal Information
Rank | F/O |
Forename(s) | Vernon Frank Evans |
Surname | Treherne |
Gender | M |
Age | 22 |
Decorations | DFM |
Date of Death | 02-07-1942 |
Next of Kin | Son of Frank and Emily Treherne. Husband of Mary Treherne, of Brynmawr, Brecknockshire. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | de Havilland Mosquito IV |
Serial Number | DK294 |
Markings | GB- |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Runnymede Memorial |
Grave Reference | Panel 67. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 255 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 44980 |
Service | Royal Air Force |
Group | 2 |
Squadron | 139 (Jamaica) |
Trade | Observer |
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 |
Miscellaneous Information
On loan to 105 Sqn |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/960/4 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/960/3 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 02-07-1942 |
End Date | 02-07-1942 |
Takeoff Station | Horsham St. Faith |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Flensburg U-boat construction yard. The other 5 Mosquitoes escaped by using their superior speed and agility to outrun the fighters |
Reason for Loss | Borrowed by 139 Sqn. Shot down by Fw 190s and crashed into the sea |