LEST WE FORGET
Flight Sergeant Brian Patrick EVANS
Service No: 417075
Born: Thebarton SA, 31 January 1923
Enlisted in the RAAF: 6 December 1941
Unit: No. 6 Service Flying Training School (RCAF)
Died: Aircraft Accident (No. 6 Service Flying Training Harvard aircraft 3128), Ontario, 30 September 1943, Aged 20 Years
Buried: Dunnville (St Michael’s) Roman Catholic Cemetery, Ontario
CWGC Additional Information: Son of Francis Eugene Evans and Veronica Anne Evans, of Hilton, South Australia
Roll of Honour: Thebarton SA
Remembered: Panel 133, Commemorative Area, Australian War Memorial, Canberra ACT
Remembered: World War II Honour Roll, National War Memorial of SA, North Terrace, Adelaide
During instrument practice on the 30th September 1943, at 1100 hours Harvard 3128 crashed at Campden, Ontario. The aircraft struck a tree while proceeding under a low cloud ceiling and the two crew members were killed. The crew members were:
Flight Sergeant Clarence William Anderson (409880) (Pilot)
Flight Sergeant Brain Patrick Evans (417075) (Pilot)
References:
Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour On-Line Records (RAAF Casualty Information compiled by Alan Storr (409804))
Commonwealth War Graves Commission On-Line Records
Department of Veteran’s Affairs On-Line WWII Nominal Roll
National Archives of Australia On-Line Record A705, 166/12/40