William Andrew Evans

Major-General William Andrew Evans CB DL (b. August 1939) is a former British Army officer.

William Andrew Evans
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Service/branch	British Army
Years of service	1959–1992
Rank	Major-General
Commands held	5th Royal Inniskilling Dragoon Guards 4th Armoured Brigade Eastern District
Battles/wars	Northern Ireland
Awards	Companion of the Order of the Bath

Military career

Educated at Sherborne School, Royal Military Academy Sandhurst and Christ Church, Oxford, Evans was commissioned into the 5th Royal Inniskilling Dragoon Guards in 1959.[1] He became commanding officer of the 5th Royal Inniskilling Dragoon Guards in 1980.[1] He went on to be commander of 4th Armoured Brigade in 1983, Assistant Chief of Staff, Operations, British Army of the Rhine in 1987 and General Officer Commanding Eastern District in 1989 before retiring in 1992.[2]

He was appointed a Companion of the Order of the Bath in the 1993 New Year Honours.[3][4] and was a Deputy Lieutenant of Essex.[5]

References

1. Who's Who 2010, A & C Black, 2010, ISBN 978-1-4081-1414-8
2. "Army Commands" (PDF). Retrieved 2 July 2016.
3. "New Year Honours: Awards in the armed forces". The Independent. 31 December 1992. Retrieved 3 January 2018.
4. "No. 53153". The London Gazette (Supplement). 30 December 1992. p. 2.
5. The Essex Lieutenancy Retired Deputy Lieutenants