Evans, John

If you can add any information about this soldier, please use the comment form at the bottom of this page.

If you would like to be informed of any additions or amendments to The Great War Project, please join our Facebook group.


The Great War Project navigation

Overview  A   B   C   D   E   F   G   H   J   K   L   M   N   O   P   R   S   T   W


John Evans

491855, Private, 1/13th London Regiment (Territorial Force)
Died of wounds, 18 April 1917, aged 33
Buried at London Cemetery, Neuville-Vitasse, France

CWGC registered as 4756 (Hugh Evans, of “Syene,” Great Ormes Rd, West Shore, Llandudno)

HIGH AND LOW RICH AND POOR ONE WITH ANOTHER

John Evans was born at Tal-y-cafn Terrace, Eglwysbach on 19 December 1883. His parents were Hugh Evans, a labourer, and Anne Evans (née Nash). The Census of Wales for 1901 records his parents and six children: Elizabeth J (11), Mary (10), twins Robert & John (7), Maggie (5), Hugh (2) and Joshua (1 month – qv). The family lived at “Clwt Farm”, Eglwysbach – Hugh Evans was an agricultural labourer. Ten years later, the family lived at “Hardwicke House”, Church Walks, Llandudno but no record for that year has been found of John. However, in 1911 John Evans (28) was recorded as a footman at “Coates Lodge”, Cirencester. He is also reported as to having worked for Pierce Bros grocers at Liverpool House, Llandudno.

John Evans later lived in Warwick Square, London. His military record no longer exists but judging from the records of other soldiers he probably volunteered at the end of 1915 and was mobilised in March 1916 into the 3/13th Battalion (the reserve battalion) of the London Regiment which was based at Winchester. This regiment consisted entirely of Territorial Force battalions and John Evans’ regimental number was 4756. On 8 April 1916, the 3/13th Battalion was renamed the 13th Reserve Battalion. John Evans disembarked in France on 20 August 1916 and was posted to the 1/13th (County of London) Battalion (Kensington). In 1917, John Evans received the new regimental number of 491855.

John Evans was wounded in action near Wancourt, three miles south east of Arras and died on 18 April 1917 aged 33. The London Division had been engaged in heavy fighting during the Battle of Arras since 9 April 1917. He was buried at Wancourt Road but was later reinterred in the nearby London Cemetery, Neuville-Vitasse, France.

Known memorials:

  • Llandudno Roll of Honour
  • Llandudno War Memorial
  • Memorial Chapel, Holy Trinity Church, Llandudno
  • Family memorial, Great Orme’s Head Cemetery

Leave a Reply

You can use these HTML tags

<a href="" title=""> <abbr title=""> <acronym title=""> <b> <blockquote cite=""> <cite> <code> <del datetime=""> <em> <i> <q cite=""> <s> <strike> <strong>