Lewis Pugh Evans
| Lewis Pugh Evans | |
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| Born | 3 January 1881 Abermadd, Cardiganshire, Wales |
| Died | 30 November 1962 (aged 81) Paddington, London, England |
| Buried at | Llanbadarn Fawr, Ceredigion |
| Allegiance |
 United Kingdom
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| Service/branch |
 British Army
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| Years of service | 1899 – 1938 1939 – 1941 |
| Rank | Brigadier |
| Commands held |
159th Brigade 2nd Battalion, Black Watch 14th Brigade Black Watch 1st Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment |
| Battles/wars |
Second Boer War First World War Second World War |
| Awards |
Victoria Cross Companion of the Order of the Bath Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George Distinguished Service Order & Bar Mentioned in Despatches (7) Order of Leopold (Belgium) Croix de guerre (France) |
Second Boer War First World War
Brigadier Lewis Pugh Evans VC, CB, CMG, DSO & Bar, DL (3 January 1881 – 30 November 1962) was a Welsh recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.
Lewis Pugh Evans was born at Abermadd to Sir Gruffydd Humphrey Pugh Evans (1840–1902), KCIE, Advocate-General of Bengal and a member of the Viceroy's Council, and Lady Emilia Savi Pugh Evans (née Hills; 1849–1938). Lewis Pugh Evans was educated at Eton and entered the army after training at the Royal Military College, Sandhurst.
Following a year at Sandhurst Evans entered the British Army with a commission in the Black Watch, with whom he served in the Second Boer War in South Africa. After service with his regiment in India Evans returned to England and obtained a pilot's certificate and when the First World War broke out in 1914 he was posted as an air observer with the Royal Flying Corps but after a few months he returned to the Black Watch and in 1917 was appointed to command the First Battalion of the Lincolnshire Regiment.
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