The story
Name: D R B EVANS
Rank: Leading Airman
Official number: FX 77300
Role: Air Gunner 3rd Class
Service/attached: RN
Squadron: 810 Squadron
Ship/station: H.M.S. Ark Royal
Date of death: 1941-04-28
Aircraft: Swordfish L 2770, coded 'A2G'
Place of death: At sea, off Gibraltar
Circumstances: M.P.K.
Buried/commemorated: LEE-ON-SOLENT MEMORIAL - Hampshire
Commemoration details: Bay 2, Panel 1
Family details: Son of John Thomas and Gwyneth Mary Evans of Birkdale, Southport, Lancashire
Rank: Leading Airman
Official number: FX 77300
Role: Air Gunner 3rd Class
Service/attached: RN
Squadron: 810 Squadron
Ship/station: H.M.S. Ark Royal
Date of death: 1941-04-28
Aircraft: Swordfish L 2770, coded 'A2G'
Place of death: At sea, off Gibraltar
Circumstances: M.P.K.
Buried/commemorated: LEE-ON-SOLENT MEMORIAL - Hampshire
Commemoration details: Bay 2, Panel 1
Family details: Son of John Thomas and Gwyneth Mary Evans of Birkdale, Southport, Lancashire
There's more to discover
You have arrived at just one small part of Back to Normandy — a personal project dedicated to preserving stories, images, music and memories of the Second World War.
Every record is a doorway to a larger story. Explore Back to Normandy to discover more, or visit Fred Vogels' personal website to learn about the person and the projects behind it.