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Son of William Osborne Evans and Jessie Matilda Andrews, of Brantford, Brant, Ontario.
Brother of Sergeant Edward George Evans, regimental number B-37262. He took part in the raid on Dieppe on 19 August 1942 with the Royal Hamilton Light Infantry and was killed in action on 20 August 1944 at Longval Château, Normandy, France, while serving with the 1st Canadian Parachute Battalion after parachuting behind enemy lines on 5 June 1944 in preparation for the landing on the beaches of Normandy on 6 June 1944.
On 29 November 1940, Stureholm left Halifax harbour, Nova Scotia, with convoy HX-92, and headed for Hull, England. On 12 December, at 1.56 am, she was torpedoed by U-96 north of Ireland, position 57°50'N/08°40'W. The ship sank in 11 minutes and none of the 32 crew members survived.
In the Books of Remembrance
Commemorated on:
Page 133 of the Merchant Navy Book of Remembrance.
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