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EVANS, William Walter
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 403426 |
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| Enlisted: | 6 January 1941 |
| Last Rank: | Pilot Officer |
| Last Unit: | Not yet discovered |
| Born: | Hamilton, New South Wales, Australia, 28 April 1920 |
| Home Town: | Not yet discovered |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Accountants Article Clerk |
| Died: | Accidental, Middle East, 1 August 1943, aged 23 years |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Pilot Officer, 403426 | |
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| 6 Jan 1941: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Pilot Officer, 403426 |
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Parents were William Grant Evans and Annetta Madeline (nee Donnolley)
HV351, was piloted by AUS403426 P/O William Walter EVANS RAAF. The Hurricane crashed at 1800 on 1-8-1943, 3m SE of Savoia strip, Libya, whilst on a non-op air test.
Evans, after experiencing loss of elevator control, baled out too low. His parachute failed to fully deploy, and he was killed when he struck the ground.
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