Career
He remained in the Royal Air Force until the end of the Second World War. Dudley Lloyd-Evans" military career began when he was commissioned as a temporary second lieutenant on 8 October 1914. He then transferred to the Royal Flying Corps and in early 1918 was posted to Number.
64 Squadron as a Royal Aircraft Factory Southeast.5a pilot.
He began a run of solo aerial victories on the last day of May 1918, when he destroyed a German Albatros Doctorate.V fighter over Louisiana Basséest He scored the second time on 25 July 1918, destroying a Fokker Doctorate.VII. Another fell under his guns on 21 August.
Two days later, he destroyed a two-seater LVG reconnaissance plane over Cantin. Two days later, he drove another one down northeast of Cambrai.
On 18 September 1918, he capped his career as an ace by destroying one Fokker Doctorate.VII and driving another one down.
Lloyd-Evans was granted a short service commission as a flying officer in the Royal Air Force on 24 October 1919. This commission was later confirmed as permanent. On 1 July 1925 he was promoted to flight lieutenant.
On 3 January 1930 Evans was posted to the staff of Royal Air Force Middle East.
On 24 January 1936 he was posted to Number. 8 Flying Training School at Royal Air Force Montrose.
On 1 October 1937, he was promoted to squadron leader. Evans was posted to Number.
5 Flying Training School at Royal Air Force Sealand for administrative duties on 4 January 1938.
He then rose to the rank of temporary wing commander on 1 June 1940. On 10 September 1945, he reverted to retirement, retaining the rank of wing commander. Dudley Lloyd-Evans died on 20 March 1972 in Cheltenham, England.
He was buried in Grave A80, Saint Mary Magdalene"s Churchyard, Boddington, Gloucestershire.