Harry Owen Eavis (1909 - 1943)

Born 1909 in Camberwell, Southwark, London, England, United Kingdom

Ancestors

Husband of Ethel Annie (Skillecorn) Eavis — married 1934 in Camberwell, London, England, United Kingdom

Died 1 Feb 1943 at about age 34 in At Sea

Problems/Questions Profile manager: Mary-Ann Cook [send private message]

Biography

Harry Owen Eavis was born in 1909, at Camberwell, Southwark, London, England.^[1] He was the son of Thomas Eavis (1874-1932) and Caroline Cook (1875-1943).

Harry married Ethel Annie Skillecorn (1907-1987) in 1934, at Camberwell, London, England.^[2] They had two children.

Supply Assistant Harry Eavis was killed in action during World War II. Name: Eavis, Harry Owen Nationality: United Kingdom Rank: Supply Assistant Regiment/Service: Royal Navy Unit Text: H.M.S. Welshman Cause lost: torpedo Date of Death: 01/02/1943 Service No: C/MX 81283 Additional information: Son of Thomas and Caroline Eavis; husband of Ethel Eavis Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead Grave/Memorial Reference: 73, 1 Memorial: Chatham Naval Memorial [3]

He was killed in action on 1 February 1943, at sea.^[4][5] Harry is commemorated at Chatham Naval Memorial, Chatham, Kent, England.^[6]

Sources

1. ↑ "England and Wales Birth Registration Index, 1837-2008," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2FK8-STY : 1 October 2014), Harry Owen Eavis, 1909; from "England & Wales Births, 1837-2006," database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing Birth Registration, Camberwell, London, England, citing General Register Office, Southport, England.
2. ↑ "England and Wales Marriage Registration Index, 1837-2005," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QV8H-V24X : 8 October 2014), Harry O Eavis and null, 1934; from "England & Wales Marriages, 1837-2005," database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing 1934, quarter 2, vol. 1D, p. 1509, Camberwell, London, England, General Register Office, Southport, England.
3. ↑ † Harry Owen Eavis. Wreck Site. https://wrecksite.eu/peopleView.aspx?146161
4. ↑ "United Kingdom, British Armed Forces and Overseas Vital Records, 1761-2005", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:68F5-VL9K : 2 September 2021), Harry O Eavis, 1943.
5. ↑ "England and Wales, National Index of Wills and Administrations, 1858-1957," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:W79C-NZN2 : 25 August 2022), Harry Owen Eavis, 27 Jul 1943; citing Probate, Llandudno, Caernarfonshire, Wales, United Kingdom, Her Majesty's Stationery Office, Great Britain.; FHL microfilm .
6. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/14370366/harry-owen-eavis: accessed 12 December 2023), memorial page for Supply Assistant Harry Owen Eavis (1909–1 Feb 1943), Find a Grave Memorial ID 14370366, citing Chatham Naval Memorial, Chatham, Medway Unitary Authority, Kent, England; Maintained by Mary-Ann (contributor 46963157).