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Cpl. William Evans
British Army 11th Div.Train, No.2 Coy. Army Service Corps
from:Treorchy
(d.27th Apr 1917)
William Evans is my Great Great Grandfather, He was a blacksmith before the war. He ended up on the western front as a farrier. At the moment the rest of his journey is a blur but I will work it out. He is buried at Grevillers British Cemetery..
In the Register of Soldiers Effects, Corporal T4/185898 William Evans is shown as a Farrier with No.2 Company, 11th Divisional Train, and that he died at Bapaume. The T4 part of his service number indicates that he was involved in Horse Transport. From August 1915, the 11th Div. Train were attached to the Guards Division. Between the 14th March and the 5th April 1917 the Germans retreated to the Hindenberg Line, relinquishing control over an area including the city of Bapaume. Allied Forces, including the Guards Division, pursued them. He was 32 at the time of his death and his next of kin was his widow, Sarah.
