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207608 Cpl. Ernest Richard Evans British Army 2nd Btn. King's Royal Rifle Corps from:Hillingdon, Middx (d.20th Oct 1944 ) My brother Ernie Evans was with the 2nd KRRC, after being with the 8th army in the North African Desert came home in 1944 to prepare for D Day leaving for France in June 1944. It appears that during a battle at a place in Holland Tilberg my brother was wounded in the abdomen, he returned to base with his men then for some unknown reason was last seen heading back to where the battle took place. I assume to perhaps help a comrade whom he had left there. The next news we received his grave was in Leopoldberg cemetery Belgium. The mystery was if the action took place in Holland why was he buried in Belgium. On a visit to the cemetary I spoke to a man who with his father created the cemetery, he told me that during the war that area had a German field hospital and my brother was wounded in Tilberg and possiblly captured and brought down to the hospital for treatment. In the cemetary where my brother is buried, the grave just behind him is the grave of his friend Rfn Gavin. Could my brother gone back to the action to help him and been taken prisoner? That we will never know. Frank Evans Add to this record.  Additional Information: I have been researching the men whose names are on my village war memorial (Alkham, Kent). One of these is Rfn Alan Gavin and I wonder if this is the man you refer to. My understanding from the CWGC website is that Rfn Gavin was buried in Popple, Belgium then reburied in Leopoldsburg in March 1946 when graves were being 'concentrated'. Perhaps the same happened with your brother. I have very sketchy information on Alan Gavin and would be very interested in anything you might be able to add to help me ensure his memory is kept alive. The information I have can be found at The Alkham Heroes Mark Robson Reply Related Content: 2nd Battalion, Kings Royal Rifle Corps Can you help us to add to our records? Add a record to our website. The names and stories on this website have been submitted by their relatives and friends. If your relations are not listed please add their names so that others can read about them Did you or your relatives live through the Second World War? Do you have any photos, newspaper clippings, postcards or letters from that period? Have you researched the names on your local or war memorial? Were you or your relative evacuated? Did an air raid affect your area? If so please let us know. Help us to build a database of information on those who served both at home and abroad so that future generations may learn of their sacrifice. Contact us. Celebrate your own Family History Celebrate by honouring members of your family who served in the Secomd World War both in the forces and at home. We love to hear about the soldiers, but also remember the many who served in support roles, nurses, doctors, land army, muntions workers etc. Please use our Family History resources to find out more about your relatives. Then please send in a short article, with a photo if possible, so that they can be remembered on these pages.

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