| Sergeant Kenneth
Evans
was serving as Flight Engineer on board Lancaster Mk. II DS-740 coded QO-Z during an operation to Braunschweig on January 14/15 1944. The
aircraft failed to return from this operation and all hands onboard
were lost when it crashed 6km from Northeim.
The crew were initially buried at
Lagerhausen but were later re-interred at Hanover War Cemetery.
The crew consisted of:
|
Name |
Service |
Trade |
Hometown |
Age |
|
P/O Donald Rae |
RCAF |
Pilot |
Vancouver, B.C |
21 |
|
Sgt. Kenneth Evans |
RAFVR |
Flight Engineer |
Romford, Essex |
19 |
|
F/O Geoffrey Holmes |
RAFVR |
Navigator |
Sale, Chesire |
22 |
|
P/O David Lyng |
RCAF |
Bomb Aimer |
- |
- |
|
F/Sgt Edward Howe |
RAFVR |
W/Op/A/G |
Romford, Essex |
21 |
|
Sgt Charles Tarr |
RAFVR |
Air Gunner |
Gorton, Manchester |
29 |
|
WO/2 William Hoppus |
RCAF |
Air Gunner |
Lacombe, Alberta |
26 |
Sergeant Kenneth
Edgar Evans
was only 19 years old at the time of his death, he was from Romford,
Essex and the son of Lilian and Edward Evans.
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