William Evans (06/01/1898-20/07/1978) (Service no. 242660). William enlisted on 19/01/16 and followed his elder brother Sgt Robert Evans MM into The King's Liverpool Regiment. He was mobilised on 2/08/16 and sent to France. At the beginning of July 1917, he suffered a shrapnel wound to the head. A nurse in the casualty clearing station wrote to let his parents know that he was very ill. He had a metal plate inserted in his skull and was discharged as being no longer physically fit for war service on 19/10/17. He was sent to Boscombe Military Hospital to recuperate.< br> William's total service was 1 year 96 days, 247 days were served in France.He never spoke about his experiences during WW1 except to show us (Pauline and Mavis), as children, the 'dent' in his head.
William married May Hearn on 29/09/1934. He had a successful career in the Civil Service working in the Passport Office and then Customs Office in Liverpool. When WW2 broke out, he volunteered to be posted, on loan, to the War Office in Droitwich and then London. William was transferred to the Ministry of Food in Colwyn Bay in 1947 and then moved to Guildford in 1949 with his family helping to set up the Ministry of Food which was relocated there.