Individual Details

Jacob EVANS

(20 Apr 1894 - 11 Apr 1918)

Events

Birth20 Apr 1894Post Office, Cribyn, Cardiganshire
ResidenceFrom 1901 to 1911with his family - Post Office, Cribyn, Cardiganshire
Death11 Apr 1918Killed in action - Messines, France
EducationSenior Scholar & B.A. - St David's College, Lampeter, Cardiganshire

Families

FatherDavid EVANS (1855 - 1922)
MotherMargaret DAVIES (1868 - 1898)
SiblingThomas EVANS (1895 - 1896)

Notes

Death

Name: Jacob Evans
Birth Place: Llanfihangel, Cardigan
Death Date: 11 Apr 1918
Death Location: France & Flanders
Enlistment Location: Lampeter
Rank: Corporal
Regiment: South Wales Borderers
Battalion: 5th Battalion
Number: 28262
Type of Casualty: Killed in action
Theatre of War: Western European Theatr

Memorial Tyne Cot Memorial
Panel Reference Panel 65 to 66.

11th April 1918 - Messines is recaptured by the Germans.