Evans, Thomas

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Thomas Evans

15529, Private, 10th Royal Welsh Fusiliers
Killed in action, 17 February 1916, aged 22
No known grave (Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres, Belgium)

CWGC registered (Son of Ellis and Ellen Evans, of 1 Cromlech Rd, Llandudno, Carnarvonshire)

Thomas Evans was born in Llandudno in on 1 August 1893. He was the son of a coal yard labourer, Ellis Evans and his wife Ellin of 5 Hyddfyd Cottages. The Census of 1901 records the family of eight living at 5 Hyddfryd Cottages. Thomas is recorded as having attended St. George’s National School which he left in June 1907. In 1911, the family was living at 1 Maes-y-facrell, Great Orme’s Head. Thomas, 17, worked at a beer-bottling store.

In September 1914, Thomas Evans enlisted into the Royal Welsh Fusiliers at Llandudno. He probably joined the army at the Depot at Wrexham. With a service number of 15529, he was posted to the 10th Battalion RWF, a Service (ie New Army) Battalion that officially formed at Wrexham on 16 October 1914. After training at various locations in England, it landed at Boulogne on 27 September 1915.

On 17 February 1916, the battalion was holding the line at Popheringhe, a little to the east of Ypres. Thomas Evans was one of 20 officers and other ranks of the battalion killed that day. He was aged 22 and his body was never recovered. He is commemorated upon the Menin Gate Memorial at Ypres.

Known memorials:

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

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