Amery worked for Dunlops after leaving school and also learned to fly in his spare time. He was working in West Africa on the outbreak of war and although he applied for release it was not until March 1940, that he was allowed to return to England and join the RAF as a sergeant. He soon gained his “wings” and was commissioned as Pilot Officer in 1941 with 115 Squadron.

After several operational missions over Germany he was accidentally killed during a test flight of Wellington Bomber IC R1517 [KO-Z] on Tuesday 17^th June 1941, whereby the aircraft climbed slowly to 500ft, turned through 180 degrees before diving into the ground at Sporle, near Swaffham. Only one member of the crew survived. At the time of his death Amery was 31 years old and is buried at Marham Cemetery, Norfolk.

Son of William Lavington Evans & Constance Ella Northup Evans

A copy of this story is available to download here.

See also the Commonwealth War Graves Commission permanent digital memorial, ‘Evermore: Stories of the fallen’  relating to:- P/Officer Amery Yeo EVANS