EvansonTracker Posted 15 May , 2020 Share Posted 15 May , 2020 Hi I'm hoping to find out a little more on George Evanson, who served in the 14th Hussars prior to ww1 and then in the 20th once war broke out. I have what I believe to be his service number - 9658 Kind regards Marc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gareth Davies Posted 15 May , 2020 Share Posted 15 May , 2020 (edited) The medal roll confirms that he was a 20th Hussar. And yes, 9658 is his number. he was discharged in Nov 20 "no longer physically fit for war service". The roll also says something I can't decipher. Edited 15 May , 2020 by Gareth Davies Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EvansonTracker Posted 15 May , 2020 Author Share Posted 15 May , 2020 1 minute ago, Gareth Davies said: The medal roll confirms that he was a 20th Hussar. And yes, 9658 is his number. Thanks for confirming, especially in such speedy fashion Are you able to tell me a little more about medals awarded to him please? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gareth Davies Posted 15 May , 2020 Share Posted 15 May , 2020 What's your connection to him? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EvansonTracker Posted 15 May , 2020 Author Share Posted 15 May , 2020 Just now, Gareth Davies said: What's your connection to him? Great great grandfather His daughter Eileen is my nans mother Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gareth Davies Posted 15 May , 2020 Share Posted 15 May , 2020 He had the Victory Medal and the War Medal. A standard pair. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EvansonTracker Posted 15 May , 2020 Author Share Posted 15 May , 2020 Thanks Gareth I've just noticed your edit on previous post - I believe he served in the hussars from around 1888, so gosh, what a lot of years he gave. No surprise he was no longer fit for service by 1920. I don't suppose you can see anything on his wife in the military records you've come across? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gareth Davies Posted 15 May , 2020 Share Posted 15 May , 2020 No, sorry. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sadbrewer Posted 15 May , 2020 Share Posted 15 May , 2020 16 minutes ago, EvansonTracker said: Thanks Gareth I've just noticed your edit on previous post - I believe he served in the hussars from around 1888, so gosh, what a lot of years he gave. No surprise he was no longer fit for service by 1920. I don't suppose you can see anything on his wife in the military records you've come across? Where was he from/born etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EvansonTracker Posted 15 May , 2020 Author Share Posted 15 May , 2020 13 minutes ago, Gareth Davies said: No, sorry. Thanks anyway Gareth 2 minutes ago, sadbrewer said: Where was he from/born etc. Manchester, roughly 1881/2 His wife from Ireland Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keith_history_buff Posted 15 May , 2020 Share Posted 15 May , 2020 I did a search on him on the British Army Ancestors site. The bad news is that there were no WO 97 series records, covering the period 1760-1914, that were in the listing. (This site lists records, and has a link to FMP, where they can be accessed for a fee.) The good news is that there is a George Evanson on the 1911 Census, who could well be the same man. https://britisharmyancestors.co.uk/search-result/?q=george+evanson+hussars Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keith_history_buff Posted 15 May , 2020 Share Posted 15 May , 2020 Perhaps he transferred to the 14th Hussars in 1909, and transferred to the 20th Hussars in 1913?https://armyservicenumbers.blogspot.com/2012/12/corps-of-hussars-1907-1914.html?m=1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keith_history_buff Posted 15 May , 2020 Share Posted 15 May , 2020 It looks more likely that he enlisted in 1900, and what I posted about 1909 is a red herring Quote 4347 joined on 6th February 19004500 joined on 9th March 1901 https://armyservicenumbers.blogspot.com/2012/04/14th-kings-hussars-1881-1906.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sadbrewer Posted 15 May , 2020 Share Posted 15 May , 2020 (edited) 3 hours ago, EvansonTracker said: Thanks anyway Gareth Manchester, roughly 1881/2 His wife from Ireland A bit sparse that ET, Manchester's a big place....can you narrow it down to areas he might have lived, or where and who he married or names, dates of birth of children etc. Edited 15 May , 2020 by sadbrewer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EvansonTracker Posted 15 May , 2020 Author Share Posted 15 May , 2020 3 hours ago, Keith_history_buff said: I did a search on him on the British Army Ancestors site. The bad news is that there were no WO 97 series records, covering the period 1760-1914, that were in the listing. (This site lists records, and has a link to FMP, where they can be accessed for a fee.) The good news is that there is a George Evanson on the 1911 Census, who could well be the same man. https://britisharmyancestors.co.uk/search-result/?q=george+evanson+hussars Thank you so much for this bit of info and the link. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EvansonTracker Posted 15 May , 2020 Author Share Posted 15 May , 2020 2 hours ago, sadbrewer said: A bit sparse that ET, Manchester's a big place....can you narrow it down to areas he might have lived, or where and who he married or names, dates of birth of children etc. My apologies I'm not sure exactly where in Manchester but I do know he and his family ended up in Essex - such as Colchester and Lexden. He married a Kate Lee, from Naas Ireland (unfortunately I haven't been able to confirm any of Kate's background beyond that) They had six children - one boy and five girls between 1908-1922. The first two being born out in India while in service with the 14th Hussars. Their daughter that was the mother of my nan was born in 1913 and named Eileen Evanson. Kind regards Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keith_history_buff Posted 15 May , 2020 Share Posted 15 May , 2020 Do you have any way of confirming his service number in the 14th Hussars? I don't know where Paul Nixon has sourced that number from, and I got the impression that someone looking like your man was a civilian on the 1901 Census. I have come across service numbers on the birth certificates of the sons of a WW1 rifleman and a WW2 airman, but do not know if this practice occurred in peacetime. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EvansonTracker Posted 16 May , 2020 Author Share Posted 16 May , 2020 7 hours ago, Keith_history_buff said: Do you have any way of confirming his service number in the 14th Hussars? I don't know where Paul Nixon has sourced that number from, and I got the impression that someone looking like your man was a civilian on the 1901 Census. I have come across service numbers on the birth certificates of the sons of a WW1 rifleman and a WW2 airman, but do not know if this practice occurred in peacetime. Hi Keith I have the number 4398 for his 14th Hussars days. Kind regards Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sadbrewer Posted 16 May , 2020 Share Posted 16 May , 2020 (edited) Just looking on Ancestry, there is a tree on there that looks fairly well researched...it shows him being born in Pendleton in 1883, and living in Wem, Shropshire as a 17 yrs old grocers assistant in the 1901 census....in 1911 he is shown as 14th Hussars. A picture of his father in his capacity as Wem Stationmaster. Edit...a bit of digging and I've found George had an adopted brother who served in WW1, Trevor Vivian Greatorex, 52275, RAMC. Born 1889 in Whitchurch, he seems to be in the Army in 1914, In 1916 he marries Elizabeth Nightingale in Knighton, Radnor. In 1919 he is The Mill Road Hospital of the West Derby Union Workhouse in Liverpool. Edited 16 May , 2020 by sadbrewer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EvansonTracker Posted 17 May , 2020 Author Share Posted 17 May , 2020 On 16/05/2020 at 11:48, sadbrewer said: Just looking on Ancestry, there is a tree on there that looks fairly well researched...it shows him being born in Pendleton in 1883, and living in Wem, Shropshire as a 17 yrs old grocers assistant in the 1901 census....in 1911 he is shown as 14th Hussars. A picture of his father in his capacity as Wem Stationmaster. Edit...a bit of digging and I've found George had an adopted brother who served in WW1, Trevor Vivian Greatorex, 52275, RAMC. Born 1889 in Whitchurch, he seems to be in the Army in 1914, In 1916 he marries Elizabeth Nightingale in Knighton, Radnor. In 1919 he is The Mill Road Hospital of the West Derby Union Workhouse in Liverpool. Some brilliant information here. Thank you for taking the time to look. Kind regards Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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