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. 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 HeroesMark Robson
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