Individual Details

Dr William "Willie" EVANS MD DSc FRCP(Lond) HonDSc (Wales)

(24 Nov 1895 - 20 Sep 1988)

Events

Birth24 Nov 1895Tyndomen, Llanddewi Brefi, Cardiganshire
ResidenceFrom 1901 to 1911with his parents - Tyndomen, Llanddewi Brefi, Cardiganshire
OccupationFrom 1912 to 1914bank clerk with Lloyds Bank
MilitaryFrom 1914 to 1919with the Buffs and as an officer with the Lancashire Fusiliers - Ypres and Passchendaele Ridge, 1916-1918, West Flanders, Belgium
EducationFrom 1919 to 1927Aberystwyth University, London University and the London Hospital
Marriage1936Marylebone, Middlesex - Christina DOWNIE
Occupation1959High Sheriff of Cardiganshire
Miscellaneous1960was made a Honorary Druid of the National Eisteddfod
ResidenceFrom 1967 to Abt 1988Llanddewi Brefi, Cardiganshire
Occupation1967international authority and lecturer on diseases of the heart and he retired in that year
Death20 Sep 1988Withybush Hospital, Haverfordwest
Qualisfications

Families

SpouseChristina DOWNIE (1884 - 1964)
FatherEbenezer "Eben" EVANS (1846 - 1922)
MotherElinor "Nell" JENKINS (1853 - 1924)
SiblingElizabeth "Lizzie" EVANS (1880 - )
SiblingJoseph EVANS (1894 - )

Notes

Residence

In retirement in Llanddewi Brefi he was known as "Wil Blocks" because of a substantial concrete-block wall around his residence.