EVANS, Thomas Guy
| Service Number: | 401186 |
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| Enlisted: | 4 January 1941 |
| Last Rank: | Flight Lieutenant |
| Last Unit: | No. 24 Squadron (RAAF) |
| Born: | Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 19 June 1921 |
| Home Town: | Brighton, Bayside, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Brighton Grammar School, Victoria, Australia |
| Occupation: | Bank Clerk - Commonwealth Bank of Australia St. Kilda Branch |
| Died: | Flying Battle, Timor Area, Netherlands East Indies, 23 January 1945, aged 23 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Northern Territory Memorial, Adelaide River, Northern Territory, Australia Panel 6 |
| Memorials: | Adelaide River Northern Territory Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Melbourne Cricket Club WW2 Honour Roll |
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Flight Lieutenant, 401186 | |
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| 4 Jan 1941: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, No. 24 Squadron (RAAF) | |
| 4 Jan 1941: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Flight Lieutenant, 401186 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by David Barlow
RAAF Liberator aircraft A72-70 of Number 24 Squadron was shot down by enemy anti-aircraft file during an armed reconnaissance of Cape Chater Airfield (Lautem East Airfield), East Timor. All 11 crew on board were killed and are commemorated on the Northern Territory Memorial to the Missing located at Adelaide River War Cemetery, NT -
Warrant Officer Evelyn Bruce Baile 415603 - Son of Evelyn Williams Baile and Constance Mary Baile of Mosman Park, Western Australia
Sergeant William James Cornes 435651 - Son of Walter Percival and Ivy Ethel Cornes of Croydon, NSW
Flight Lieutenant Kenneth William Edwards 400053 - Son of William and Jessie Edwards & Husband of Lois Esme Edwards of St. Kilda, Victoria
Flight Lieutenant Thomas Guy Evans 401186 - Son of Ivor Evans and Stella Coles Evans of Brighton, Victoria
Flight Sergeant Graham Neil Head 431625 - Son of William Edward and Eleanor Margaret Head of Bunyip, Victoria
Warrant Officer Jack Holt 412142 - Son of William Rupert and Irene Florence Holt of Annandale, NSW
Sergeant David Knox Kyle-Little 6584 - Son of John and Mona May Kyle-Little of Caboolture, Queensland
Flight Sergeant Noel Patrick Martin 433734 - Son of William Ewart Gladstone Martin and Irene Martin of Manly, NSW
Flight Sergeant Joseph Arthur William Stevenson 425068 - Son of Henry Arthur and Katherine Frances Stevenson & Husband of Valmai Louisa Stevenson of Bondi, NSW
Warrant Officer Leonard King Teitzel DFC 405430 - Son of Harry King Teitzel and Florence Mary Teitzel of Yeronga, Queensland
Pilot Officer Kenwyn Howard Richards 407253 - Son of Charles Howard Richards and Olive Richards of Kent Town, South Australia (A.U.A. (Adelaide). Commerce)
Biography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of Ivor W. Evans and Stella Coles Evans, of Brighton, Victoria.
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