LEST WE FORGET 117 EVANS, William David WWI Lieutenant Willam David Evans was born to William and Susanah Evans of Everton, Liverpool, England on December 8, 1892. As a young man, William made his way to Canada. In 1916, he was working as a teller at the Union Bank in Outlook when he enlisted, at the age of 21, with the 46th Battalion in Moose Jaw. After basic training, he arrived in England where he transferred from the Canadian Expeditionary Force (CEF) to the Royal Flying Corps on November 11, 1917. During the First WorldWar, more than 5,000 Canadian pilots served in the Royal Flying Corps (RFC). Evans was trained to fly the Sopwith Dolphin fighter plane. Despite early engine problems, the Sopwith Dolphin proved popular with its pilots and enjoyed success against high-flying German reconnaissance aircraft, often at altitudes of 20,000 feet-plus. At 10:00 hours on June 11, 1918, Evans was the pilot of a Dolphin which crashed during a steep nosedive. He was killed instantly. The plane had taken off in good weather. An inquiry determined that the crash was from “an error in judgement when the pilot failed to bring the machine out of a spin in time.” Lieutenant William David Evans is buried in St. Cybi Churchyard, Carnarvonshire, Wales. He is also commemorated in “The Book of Remembrance,” Veterans Affairs Canada. EWEN, Archibald Charles “Archie” WWII Archibald was born in Cameron, Ontario, in 1911 and married Margaret Annie Lewis on November 12, 1940. They had five children: Gary Charles, Margaret Amelia, Kenneth Wayne, Sheila Rae and Richard Dale. He joined the RCE and served in the United Kingdom and Continental Europe. Archie worked for farmers and then later drove a truck. He and Margaret owned and operated Ewen’s Café until Archie had to sell due to ill health. He passed away from a massive heart attack on March 11, 1972. Archie never wished to talk about the war and wouldn’t watch war movies on television. He was awarded the Canadian Volunteer Service Medal and Clasp, 1939-1945 Star, and France and Germany Star. He was a member of the Welwyn Branch 112 of The Royal Canadian Legion. EVANSON, Peter G. WWII Peter was born in Dauphin, Manitoba, and he and his wife, Nellie, came to Welwyn, Saskatchewan, in 1932 from Rossburn, Manitoba, and raised three children: June, Carole and Blair. Peter barbered in Welwyn until 1941, when he joined the Army and went overseas in 1942 and spent two years in England and returned home in 1944 and resumed barbering until 1969 when he retired and was very active in the community, the I.O.O.F. Lodge, The Legion and the United Church. He passed away suddenly in 1973 and rests in the Welwyn Cemetery. He was a member of the Welwyn Branch 112 of The Royal Canadian Legion for 28 years.
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