Evill, Sir. Douglas Claude Strathern b. October 8, 1892 d. March 22, 1971 Royal Air Force Commander. During World War II he was instrumental in the setting up of decoy airfields and in the decision to bomb Dresden. Training first as a cadet at Osborne House Naval College, Isle of Wight, he went on to study at Britannia Naval College, Devon. He was encouraged to take up flying by his cousin, the aviation pioneer Arthur Longmore, and gained his Aero Club certificate in 1913, the same year in which he was commissioned as a sub-lieutenant in the Royal Navy. In 1914 he...[Read More] (Bio by: js) Holy Trinity Churchyard, Cuckfield, West Sussex, England Plot: Churchyard (extension).
b. October 8, 1892 d. March 22, 1971