John William Maurice Bevan Rank: Lieutenant Status: Killed in Action 1917-09-26

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Bevan, John William Maurice (Lieutenant)

Killed in Action 1917-September-26

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Birth Date: unkown date (age 25)

Born: Toxteth, Lancashire, England

Herbert John Bevan & Helena Alberta Saunders

unmarried

Home: Birmingham, England (parents)

Enlistment: Toronto, Ontario: 124th Pioneers Btn, CEF

Service
RFC

Unit
35 (BR) Sqn- Squadron (RFC)

Base
France

Rank

Position
pilot

Service Numbers

Bevan emigrated to Canada in Aug., 1912 File number 649-B-20294.124th Battalion CEF, attached to the RFC. 1917-09-25: Bevan's FK8 crashed on a line patrol to La Gorgue. Bevan was killed in the crash, his gunner-observer 2Lt. Walter Grossmith (British) was injured, but recovered.

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Birmingham, England (parents)

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Estaires Communal Cemetery Extension
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F.K.8 B242

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Lieutenant Bevan, John William Maurice (RFC)
pilot
Killed in Action
1917-September-26
Estaires Communal Cemetery Extension, Estaires, France

Armstrong Whitworth F.K.8

(Library and Archives Canada Photo, MIKAN 3387943)
Armstrong-Whitworth F.K.8.
(Source Harold A Skaarup web page)

The Armstrong Whitworth F.K.8 was a British two-seat general-purpose biplane built by Armstrong Whitworth during the First World War. The type served alongside the better known R.E.8 until the end of the war, at which point 694 F.K.8s remained on RAF charge. Harold Skaarup web page

Wkikpedia Wikipedia F.K.8

General Harold A Skaarup Web Page

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Griffin Library, 17 Wing Winnipeg

Lancaster FM213

Andrew Mynarski, VC

Bevan, John William Maurice (Lieutenant)

Killed in Action 1917-September-26

F.K.8 B242

Armstrong Whitworth F.K.8

F.K.8 B242

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