Birmingham, England (parents)
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.
Bevan, John William Maurice (Lieutenant)
Killed in Action 1917-September-26
Birth Date: 1892-July-21
Born: Toxteth, Lancashire, England
Parents: Herbert John Bevan & Helena Alberta Saunders
Spouse: unmarried
Home: Birmingham, England (parents)
Enlistment: Toronto, Ontario: 124th Pioneers Btn, CEF
Enlistment Date: unkown date
Service
RFC
Unit
35 (BR) Sqn- Squadron (RFC)
Base
France
Rank
Lieutenant
Position
pilot
Service Numbers
Canadian Virtual War Memorial
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
www.findagrave.comCrew or Other Personnel
F.K.8 B242
F.K.8 serial: B242
(Library and Archives Canada Photo, MIKAN 3387943)
Armstrong-Whitworth F.K.8.
(Source Harold A Skaarup web page)
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
Wikipedia F.K.8
Harold A Skaarup Web Page