| Evans | Edward | | Captain | 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.
anKBE (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.
Source: DSO recipients (VC and DSO Book) | (Duke of Edinburgh's) Wiltshire Regiment |
