Huthwaite War Memorial Project
EVANS W. 19343
William Evans
Lance Corporal 19343 - Royal Welsh
Regiment of Fusiliers 16th Battalion
Killed in Action Flanders 11th July 1916 : Aged 30
Thiepval Memorial Pier and Face 4 A.
Enlisting at Mansfield; William now proves being a respected son of Mr and Mrs T Evans in Huthwaite. Reportage notes they had two other sons in the army, but this common surname can lend confusions.
Referencing Material with Transcriptions by Paul Bradshaw
Notts. Free Press 4th August 1916.
HUTHWAITE CO-OP MANAGER KILLED - LANCE-CORPORAL W EVANS
Official information has been received at Huthwaite of the death in action of Lance-Corporal Wm. Evans, the third son of Mr. and Mrs. T. Evans of Huthwaite. He was 30 years of age and unmarried. He enlisted in the 16th. Battalion of the R.W.F. on December 26th, 1914, and went out to France in November of last year. He got his stripe while at the front, and was killed on July 10th.
For several years he had been manager of the Huthwaite branch of the Stanton Hill Co-operative Society, and was greatly respected. Previously he held a similar position at the Skegby branch. Always unfailingly courteous in manner and gentlemanly in bearing, these characteristics were reflected in all his actions, and with his quiet, unassuming disposition, gained him many friends. His firm had great confidence in him, and among the young men of the district there were few more regular churchgoers, and his untimely end is a loss to the community in more ways than one. Two of his brothers are serving in the army.
HUTHWAITE CO-OP MANAGER KILLED - LANCE-CORPORAL W EVANS
Official information has been received at Huthwaite of the death in action of Lance-Corporal Wm. Evans, the third son of Mr. and Mrs. T. Evans of Huthwaite. He was 30 years of age and unmarried. He enlisted in the 16th. Battalion of the R.W.F. on December 26th, 1914, and went out to France in November of last year. He got his stripe while at the front, and was killed on July 10th.
For several years he had been manager of the Huthwaite branch of the Stanton Hill Co-operative Society, and was greatly respected. Previously he held a similar position at the Skegby branch. Always unfailingly courteous in manner and gentlemanly in bearing, these characteristics were reflected in all his actions, and with his quiet, unassuming disposition, gained him many friends. His firm had great confidence in him, and among the young men of the district there were few more regular churchgoers, and his untimely end is a loss to the community in more ways than one. Two of his brothers are serving in the army.
Additional Referencing and Links
Commonwealth War Graves Commission Age family and home details unconfirmed.
Soldiers who died in the Great War 1914 - 1919 WILLIAM EVANS, born Huthwaite, enlisted Mansfield, 16th.Battalion, Royal Welsh Fusiliers Lance Corporal 19343 Killed in action, France and Flanders.
Written 23 Jul 06 Revised 07 Feb 09 © by Gary Elliott
