John Evans, Spr.

Personal information
Age	25
Nationality	British
Date / place of birth	Unknown
Genealogy	Son of John Anthony and Ann Evans, Peterborough, Northamptonshire, U.K.
Military information
Army Number	1572485
Rank	Spr.
Function	Sapper
Platoon / Troop / Flight	Unknown
Company / Squadron	9th Airborne Field Company
Unit / Group	Unknown
Division / Transport / Command	1st Airborne Division
Regiment	Corps of Royal Engineers
Death information
Died when	17-9-1944
Died where	Paulton U.K.
Spot	Double Hills
Map reference	Unknown
Burial location	Weston Super-Mare, Cemetery (Somerset), U.K
Grave number	281
Graves overview	Graves overview
Miscellaneous information
Personal notes
The Horsa Glider 389 carrying 21 persons and 2 pilots crashed near Paulton. The 23 persons in the Glider were the first victims of the battle of Arnhem. Spr. Evans was in it.

John Evans, Spr.

Personal information
Age	25
Nationality	British
Date / place of birth	Unknown
Genealogy	Son of John Anthony and Ann Evans, Peterborough, Northamptonshire, U.K.
Military information
Army Number	1572485
Rank	Spr.
Function	Sapper
Platoon / Troop / Flight	Unknown
Company / Squadron	9th Airborne Field Company
Unit / Group	Unknown
Division / Transport / Command	1st Airborne Division
Regiment	Corps of Royal Engineers
Death information
Died when	17-9-1944
Died where	Paulton U.K.
Spot	Double Hills
Map reference	Unknown
Burial location	Weston Super-Mare, Cemetery (Somerset), U.K
Grave number	281
Graves overview	Graves overview
Miscellaneous information
Personal notes
The Horsa Glider 389 carrying 21 persons and 2 pilots crashed near Paulton. The 23 persons in the Glider were the first victims of the battle of Arnhem. Spr. Evans was in it.