EVANS John W

  • First Name(s):
    John 
    W 
  • Surname:
    EVANS
  • Service Number:
    45172
  • Rank:

    Private

  • Conflict:
    WW1
  • Service:
    Army
  • Army Sector:
    Infantry
  • Regiment:
    Worcestershire Regiment
  • Battalion:
    6th Battalion
  • Former Units:
    Transferred to 424th Agricultural Company Labour Corps.
  • Date of Death:
    25th February 1919
  • Age At Death:
    43
  • Place of Death:
    Norton Barracks, Worcester
  • Place of Burial:
    Worcester (Astwood) Cemetery, Worcestershire, England, Grave 17619.
  • Place of Birth:
    Unknown
  • Home Town:
    Unknown
  • Casualty's Relatives:

    Husband of Annie Maria Evans, 18 Bromsgrove St., Barbourne, Worcester

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EVANS John W Is Named On These Memorials

Worcester Astwood Cemetery
Worcester St Stephen’s Church

Further Information About EVANS John W

Possibly also appears on Worcester Guildhall.

John Evans, occupation: soldier, resident Bromsgrove Street, Claines, died in Norton Barracks, County.  He was buried in consecrated ground in Astwood Cemetery on 4th March 1919, aged 43 years.  The ceremony was performed by the Reverend E.J. Murray.

Source for additional information: Register of burials in Astwood Cemetery, entry no 40641, available on microfilm at Worcestershire Archives.

The following information has been researched by Geoff Hill:
Formed in January 1917, the Labour Corps grew to some 389,900 men (more than 10% of the total size of the Army) by the Armistice. Of this total, around 175,000 were working in the United Kingdom and the rest in the theatres of war. The Corps was manned by officers and other ranks who had been medically rated below the “A1” condition needed for front line service. Many were returned wounded. This may explain John Evans’ transfer from Worcestershire Regiment to Labour Corps.

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