Memorial

Petty Officer E Evans

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Current Location

St Mary the Virgin Church, Rhossili, Swansea, West Glamorgan, SA3 1PH, Wales

SS 417 881

Church in Wales

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Type of Memorial: Board / Plaque / Tablet
WMR Reference Number: 65498
Description: Marble tablet with dedicatory inscription.
Inscription: TO THE GLORY OF GOD/ AND IN MEMORY OF/ EDGAR EVANS/ 1st CLASS PETTY OFFICER, R.N., AND A NATIVE OF THIS/ PARISH, WHO PERISHED ON THE 17TH FEBRUARY 1912,/ WHEN RETURNING FROM THE SOUTH POLE WITH THE/ SOUTHERN PARTY OF THE BRITISH ANTARCTIC EXPEDITION/ UNDER THE COMMAND OF/ CAPTAIN ROBERT FALCON SCOTT, C.V.O., R.N. "To seek, to strive, to find, and not to yield."/ ERECTED BY LOIS EVANS

War: Military Service
Number Commemorated: 1
Died: 1
Information shown: surname, forename, service, manner of death, date of death

Sponsor Type: private
Additional Cost/Sponsorship Information: Sponsored by Lois Evans, widow of Edgar Evans.

Unveiled

27 January 1914

Local Clergy/Dignitaries

Tablet

Made from: Marble

Condition: Good