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VC739 William John George Evans
BORN 16 February 1876
DIED 28 September 1937 AGE 61
VC Won 30 July 1916 AGE 40
Place VC Won Guillemont, Somme, France
War/Campaign First World War 1916
Name William John George Evans No.
VC Issue No. 739 Awards VC
Regiment Manchester Regiment, 18th Battalion, B Company
Later Kings Regiment
Now The Duke of Lancasters Regiment
Rank VC Won Company Sergeant-Major
Rank End Of Career Company Sergeant-Major
Place Of Birth Kensington, London, England
Place Of Death At his home, 5 Tremaine Road, Annerley, London, England
Buried/Location Ashes Beckenham Cemetery, Elmers End Road, Beckenham, Kent, England
Cremated
Date Buried/Cremated 2 October 1937
Headstone Headstone Plot/Grave no. Plot T8, Row 1 facing east, Grave 16239
Gazetted 31 January 1920
VC Presented 12 March 1920, King George V, Buckingham Palace, London, England
Memorials
P Headstone, Beckenham Cemetery, Elmers End Road, Beckenham, Kent, England
Named On Memorial, Guards Chapel, Wellington Barracks, London
P Named On Memorial, Lewisham Civic Centre, S.E. London
P Named On Victoria Cross Mural, Lewisham Shopping Center, Lewisham, S.E. London
By The Way…
He became a POW immediately following his VC action
VC Held By
Imperial War Museum, Lambeth Road, Kennington, London, England
