Local WW2 Memorials
Cobham Tilt Memorial
Evelyn Arthur Crane Dawkins
| Surname: | Dawkins |
| Forename: | Evelyn Arthur Crane |
| Age: | 19 |
| CWGC Date of Death: | 23 Aug 1942 |
| Rank: | Pilot Officer |
| Regiment / Service: | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
| Service Number: | 119444 |
| Cemetery: | Esher (Cobham) Cemetery |
| CWGC Plot Reference: | Class A. Grave 1683. |
| Additional Information: | Son of Arthur Reginald and Elsie May Dawkins, of Cobham. Killed flying as navigator and observer in Bristol Beaufighter T4726 of No. 2 (Coastal) Operational Training Unit, on air-to-air firing exercise off the Yorkshire coast. The aircraft dived into the ground near Hornsea and may have suffered a high speed stall or accelerated stall resulting in control being lost. |
| Memorial: | Cobham |
| Links: | Aviation Safety Network: Beaufighter T4726 Bristol Beaufighter |
| CWGC Website Link: | https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/2434495/ |
| Memorial Tree Number: | 22 |
