Sefton Council are looking for Family of War Hero WW1

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http://mysefton.co.uk/2018/05/30/maylor-launches-plea-to-find-family-of-seaforth-war-hero/

if anyone one who likes a challenge would like to click on the link and follow up this search all of the information to get you started is there in the link.
its been quite a while since I used this Forum and don’t have the time or The facilities to look myself but this Hero needs remembering and his family found and notified.

Edna

[Anne in Carlisle]

If he died in Australia his death certificate should have his parents' details on it. But of course that depends if the informant knew the facts.
Anne

[Anglebar15]

Following Edna's post, and coming from the Sefton area myself, I have discovered a little bit more information.
He was a 27 year old Lance Sergeant who had enlisted in the 6th Battalion, The Lincolnshire Regiment.
On 2 September 1918 near Etaing, France, another soldier and an officer joined him in a successful attack upon a
machine-gun emplacement on the opposite bank of a river.
He 'signed up' under the assumed name of Walter Simpson, and the citation was awarded due to 'the very gallant
conduct of Sgt. Simpson'. He was later permitted to re-assume his original name - Arthur Evans!
After the war he emigrated to Australia and served in the Australian Tank Corps.
He died (aged 45) on 1 November 1936 in Sydney, Australia.
Angela

[Guest]

before I go any further I'm not good on areas, is Sefton in Liverpool ? if so there is a Arthur Evans born Sep quarter 1892 Liverpool 08B 115 no mothers maiden name
Am I on the right track ?

[Guest]

This is on Ancestry
Name Arthur Walter Evans born 8 Apr 1891

https://www.ancestry.co.uk/interactive/2483/40104_258646-n1064?pid=1067&backurl=https://search.ancestry.co.uk/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv%3D1%26dbid%3D2483%26h%3D1067%26tid%3D%26pid%3D%26usePUB%3Dtrue%26_phsrc%3DpmU621%26_phstart%3DsuccessSource&treeid=&personid=&hintid=&usePUB=true&_phsrc=pmU621&_phstart=successSource&usePUBJs=true

[Elaine]

Thers's a few bits on Trove

https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/235826735?searchTerm=arthur%20evans%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20&searchLimits=l-state=New+South+Wales|||l-decade=193|||l-year=1936

says there is a widow and a 3yr old son, but no names

and 2 more,

https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/169584368?searchTerm=arthur%20evans%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20&searchLimits=l-state=New+South+Wales|||l-decade=193|||l-year=1936

https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/192540829?searchTerm=arthur%20evans%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20&searchLimits=l-state=New+South+Wales|||l-decade=193|||l-year=1936

He also joined up in Australia

[clematised]

Thanks I will leave it with you and just pop in to see how it is going, Sefton is since the 1970s now Southport, Bootle, Crosby, Seaforth, Formby and is on Merseyside so yes a Liverpool birth registration is probable.

Edna

[Guest]

there are two other names on the headstone
John R Evans and Annie Gertrude beloved wife of the above?

[Elaine]

Arthur Evans VC throws a lot of info up, 1st. page!

https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/result?l-state=New+South+Wales&l-decade=193&q=+arthur+evans+vc

The Sun (Sydney, NSW : 1910 - 1954) Fri 19 May 1933 Page 9

SON TO V.C. WINNER
announcement of a son being born

Page 2
The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate (Parramatta, NSW : 1888 - 1950) Thu 12 Nov 1936 Page 14
V.C'S ASHES TO ENGLAND


This tells a bit more of the family

https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/230180266?searchTerm=arthur%20evans%20vc%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20&searchLimits=l-state=New+South+Wales|||l-decade=193

have attached this one

[Guest]

at 33 Caradoe Road Sefton 1901 must be his family

Robert Evans Head Married Male 47 1854 Wigan, Lancashire, England Timekeeper (Mercantile) Eleanor Ann Evans Wife Married Female 45 1856 Liverpool, Lancashire, England
John Robt Evans Son Single Male 17 1884 Seacombe, Cheshire, England Apprentice Copper Smith
James Arnold Evans Son Single Male 15 1886 Seacombe, Cheshire, England Baker's Messenger
Arthur Evans Son Single Male 9 1892 Seaforth, Lancashire, England
Alice G Evans Daughter Single Female 6 1895 Seaforth, Lancashire, England

[Elaine]

According to the articles he went to new Zealand before settling in Sydney,

There is a photo of his wife and son Arthur

https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/230902243?searchTerm=arthur%20evans%20vc%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20&searchLimits=l-state=New+South+Wales|||l-decade=193

From your find Val, says Robert and Ellen on the Australian death reg

Do you think this is the right birth for the eldest?

EVANS, JAMES ARNOLD MCCANN
GRO Reference: 1885 D Quarter in BIRKENHEAD Volume 08A Page 535

[Elaine]

Just found Alice

EVANS, ALICE GWENDOLINE MCCANN
GRO Reference: 1895 J Quarter in WEST DERBY Volume 08B Page 524

marriage for parents I believe

https://search.ancestry.co.uk/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&dbid=2197&h=4852354&tid=&pid=&usePUB=true&_phsrc=FhD11284&_phstart=successSource

Liverpool, England, Church of England Marriages and Banns, 1813-1921

Name: Eleanor Ann McCann
Gender: Female
Age: 23
Birth Year: abt 1856
Marriage Date: 27 Jan 1879
Marriage Place: Liverpool, St Nicholas, Lancashire, England
Father: Samuel McCann
Spouse: Robert Evans

[Elaine]

So here is a piece about Arthur's ashes being handed to the chairman of the British Legion in St Anne's so maybe the British Legion might be another avenue to explore

https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/230340051?searchTerm=arthur%20evans%20vc%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20&searchLimits=l-state=New+South+Wales|||l-decade=193

So crossed referenced the dates and attached article from

Yorkshire Post and Leeds Intelligencer 29 March 1937

Also

Lancashire Evening Post 10 April 1937
It mentions sister in law Mrs Evans of 9 Forshaw-ave St Anne's

[Guest]

shall we search for family members in some sort of order, as we dont both want to be looking for the same one.

[Elaine]

I've been trying to look around the headstone, fire away where to start and just to note Annie G. Evans Widowed 1939 at 9 Forshaw Ave. born 7 Sept 1886

[Guest]

have contacted a person on ancestry that has his family , given her the email address to contact.

[Guest]

I'll try Alice G okay with you ?

[Elaine]

That's brilliant

[Guest]

well Alice died in 1992 unmarried blast

[Elaine]

Absolutely, not looked for her yet