EVANS, EDWARD, Captain, was born 28
June 1872, son of Lieutenant Colonel E W Evans and Emily Sophia, daughter
of John Budding, of Lincoln. He was educated at Sandhurst, and was gazetted
to the Wiltshire Regiment 19 March 1893; became Lieutenant 16 October 1895;
was Adjutant, Wiltshire Regiment, 5 April 1899 to 4 October 1903, and was
promoted to Captain 9 February 1900. He served in the South African War,
1900-2, and was severely wounded; was Garrison Adjutant, Pietersburg; served
as Adjutant, 2nd Battalion Wiltshire Regiment to 31 May 1902; operations in
Orange River Colony, including actions at Colesberg (25 January to 12
February); operations in the Transvaal 30 November 1900 to January 1901 and
April 1901 to 31 May 1902; operations in Cape Colony, January to April 1901.
He was mentioned in Despatches [London Gazette, 10 September 1901]; received
the Queen's Medal with three clasps, the King's Medal with two clasps, and was
created a Companion of the Distinguished Service Order [London Gazette, 27
September 1901]: "Edward Evans, Captain, Wiltshire Regiment. In
recognition of services during the operations in South Africa". He was
invested by the King 24 October 1902. Captain Evans was Staff Captain, Home
Counties Grouped Regimental District, 17 August 1905 to 31 March, 1908, and
DAA and QMG, Home Counties Division, Eastern Command, April 1908 to 16 August
1909; was promoted to Major 19 March, 1910; was DAA and QMG, East Anglian
Division; 54th Division, Eastern Command; Central Force, Home Defence;
Mediterranean Expeditionary Force 4 January 1912 to 10 September 1915; AA and
QMG, 54th Division, Mediterranean Expeditionary Force; Egyptian Expeditionary
Force 11 September 1915 to 1 May 1917; became Lieutenant Colonel 2 April 1917,
and Temporary Brigadier General 2 August 1917; DA and QMG, 20th Army Corps,
Egyptian Expeditionary Force, 2 August 1917 to 26 January 1918; Assistant to
DQMG, GHQ, Egyptian Expeditionary Force, 27 January 1918. He was appointed
ADC to the King 3 June 1918; was given the Brevet of Lieutenant Colonel 1
January 1916, and of Colonel 3 June 1918; was created a CMG in 1918, and a CB
in 1919. He married, in 1907, Helen Beatrix, daughter of Edward Huth, JP, DL,
of Wykehurst Park, Haywards Heath, and of Edith, fourth daughter of Reverend F
A S Marshall, Vicar of Great Easton, and they had two sons and one daughter.
KBE (1st
m), CB (m), CMG, DSO, QSA (3) CC Trans Witt, KSA (2), 1914-15 Star, BWM,
Victory Medal with MID, 1935 Jubilee, 1937 Coronation, Order of the White
Eagle (Serbia) 5th Class, Order of the Nile (Egypt) 3rd
Class.
Salisbury
Military Museum 1996.
