Roger Evans (British Army officer)

Roger Evans
Roger Evans (right) with John Crocker during the opening of the Army Cadet Force Center in 1945
Born(1886-01-09)9 January 1886
Christchurch, Hampshire, England
Died22 October 1968(1968-10-22) (aged 82)
Stocklinch, Ilminster, Somerset, England
AllegianceUnited Kingdom
Service/branchBritish Army
Years of service1911–1944
RankMajor General
Service number23006
Unit7th Queen's Own Hussars
5th Royal Inniskilling Dragoon Guards
Commands heldAldershot Area (1941–44)
1st Armoured Division (1938–40)
5th Royal Inniskilling Dragoon Guards (1929–33)
Battles/warsFirst World War
Second World War
AwardsCompanion of the Order of the Bath
Military Cross
Mentioned in despatches

Major General Roger Evans, CB, MC (9 January 1886 – 22 October 1968) was a British Army officer who commanded the 1st Armoured Division during the early stages of the Second World War.


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