Basic Details
Surname
Evers
Forenames
W.R.
Gender
Male
Information stated on memorial
Alternative forename
William Richard (Dick)
Served or died
Died
Notes
Born in Rugby on 13 November 1909, the 2nd son of Claud Pilkington Evers, a Rugby School teacher, Dick was educated at Rugby School (1923-1928) before coming up to Corpus where, as the Charles Oldham Scholar and winner of the Haigh Prize in 1929, he achieved a 2nd class degree in Literae Humaniores in 1932 but was also President of the JCR in 1931, President of Wasps in 1932, Captain of both Cricket (1932) and Hockey (1930-1931) and editor of the Pelican Record (1931-32. He became an Assistant Master at Fettes College, Edinburgh (1932-1941), served as a Housemaster (1938-1941) and was Captain of Scotland's Hockey XI. He married Anne [Brint] in 1940 and they had a son. He served from 1941, first in the Royal Artillery, then the Derbyshire Yeomanry and then the Royal Tank Regiment, all in North Africa where he was killed by a mind in Tunisia on 14 March 1943 (aged 33).
Primary Service
As stated on memorial
Service (Primary - Stated)
Army
Unit (Primary - Stated)
Derbyshire Yeomanry
Rank / Title (Primary - Stated)
2 Lt
Our References
Service (Primary - Our reference)
Unit (Primary - Our reference)
Rank / Title (Primary - Our reference)
Death and Burial details
Country of death
Tunisia
Year of death
1943
Month of death
March
Day of death
14
Age at death
33
Manner of death reference
Killed in Action