Orders, Decorations and Medals

Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 3 clasps, Cape Colony, Orange Free State, Johannesburg (7888 Pte. A. Evans, Rl. Canadian Regt.) clasps loose on ribbon, nearly extremely fine £300-350

Amyas Victor Evans was born in Newton Heath, Manchester, on 6 August 1876. Having emigrated to Canada, and being employed as a Clerk with St. Anthony Lumber, Ottawa, he enlisted into the Royal Canadian Regiment at Quebec on 13 March 1900, aged 22 years, having previously served in the 8th Battalion Royal Rifles (Canadian Militia). Serving in South Africa with the 2nd (Special Service) Battalion, he was slightly wounded in the left leg in the action at Doornkop, 29 May 1900, one of seven Canadian casualties that day. He was discharged from service on 25 December 1900 and returned to Manchester, England. On 21 October 1901 he applied by letter for the Queen’s South Africa Medal.

Living in Honingworth, Bramhall, Cheshire, and a member of the Cheshire Volunteer Regiment, he applied for a Temporary Commission in the Regular Army on 9 December 1915. He was posted as a Temporary 2nd Lieutenant with the 16th Battalion Royal Fusiliers on 18 January 1916 and subsequently attended a school of instruction at Yelverton, Plymouth. 2nd Lieutenant Evans entered the France/Flanders theatre of war on 29 August 1916 and served with the 2nd Royal Fusiliers, part of 86th Brigade, 29th Division. Evans was wounded by shrapnel to the head on 10 August 1917 and invalided to England. Recovering he was posted to the 5th Battalion Royal Fusiliers based at Dover and in December 1917 made application to join the Royal Flying Corps. During the Spring of 1918 he was living at 22 Grimshaw Gardens, Folkestone, making several applications for a wound gratuity; this being denied to him. Evans was discharged from service in March 1919. Sold with copied service papers, m.i.c. and other research.