John Taylor Evans
Record type: War Memorials
Biography: RANK: Flying Officer.
TRADE: Air Bomber.
SERVICE NUMBER: J/35075.
DATE OF DEATH: 14 JUL 1944.
AGE: 33.
REGIMENT/SERVICE: Royal Canadian Air Force (433 SQN).
GRAVE REFERENCE: Service Plot. Grave 19.
CEMETERY: St. Andrew’s Churchyard, Andreas, Isle of Man.
HOME: Georgetown, Ontario
Son of Walter Thomas Evans & Jane Forbes Evans of Georgetown, Ontario, Canada, Phm.B. Unit: 433 Squadron RCAF. Flying Officer Evans was killed in the explosion and ensuing crash of a Handley-Page Halifax LW115 over Laxey. He was a very new member of 433 SQN having only been posted in early July 1944 and was the Bomb Aimer for the flight.
Source: 1. Commonwealth War Graves Commission 2. The Manx Aviation Preservation Society.
Gender: Male
External sources: Canada
Memorial: Canadian Airmen's Memorial (1941-44)