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The Commonwealth War Graves Commission has following entry for this soldier Rank:Lieutenant Date of Death: 04/10/1918 Age: 25 Regiment/Service:Royal Scots Fusiliers 3rd Bn. attd. 3rd Bn. Royal Fusiliers Grave Reference C. 25. Cemetery GUIZANCOURT FARM CEMETERY, GOUY Additional Information: Son of the late Evan Alcock Nepean and of Evelyn Maud Nepean, of Verulam Lodge, 24, Church Crescent, St. Albans. Born at Woodfield, Hatfield, Herts.

This officer is related to Evelyn Charles Yorke St Vincent Nepean RFA who is also included in this IWM portfolio. Evelyn Charles Yorke St Vincent Nepean's father, St Vincent Nepean, b. 1844, and Evan Alcock Nepean's grandfather, Sir Even Colville Nepean, b. 1836, were brothers; sons of the Reverend Cannon Evan Nepean, b. 1800. //

excellent shot

In 1911 Evan was alone in the house with his father at 27a Sloane Square, now a branch of Kookai (!) maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&q=27a+sloane+square&ba.... There were 3 servants: a Nurse, a Cook and a Maid. The Great War Forum 1914-1918.invisionzone.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=45157 has this on 3rd Royal Fusiliers: On 4th Oct 18 they had been in France since 14th July and, after training, marched to the front as part of 149th Brigade, 50th Division. They had marched overnight on the 3rd october and at 6.10am the following morning they advanced between Le Catelet and Vendhuile upon a redoubt at Richmond Copse. They had to move down the slope to the Scheldt Canal and then up the slope on the other side. They were enfiladed from both flanks, from Le Catelet and Vendhuile, but reached their objective at 7.30am. Finding themselves isolated they withdrew nearly to the start line. They took over 300 prisoners including several machine gun teams and the 4/KRRC later advanced over the same ground with very few casualties. They lost 9 officers killed, including Nicholson and Nepean; 2 officers wounded; and 139 other tanks casualties. The regimental history of the RF suggests this was the highest number of officers killed in one action by any battalion of the RF. Evan Cecil Nepean is listed on www.thepeerage.com thepeerage.com/p23884.htm Also in the War Graves Photographic Project twgpp.org/information.php?id=2271370 Evan is listed in De Ruvigny's Roll of Honour Vol 5 which states that he was killed at Le Catelet and quotes a 'brother officer' who wrote: "He was one of the bravest gentlemen that ever wore the King's uniform, and his death has been felt more than anybody's. He was a grand character, brave, loyal and courteous, always thinking of his men's comfort." Another said: "His loss is very great, he was so popular, and such a good soldier. He has always done well - his best. He was cheerful in all circumstances, and gallant in danger beyond anything. We have lost one of our best, one of the type we most wanted to be spared." The Chaplain wrote: "Though he probably did not know it, he was a great help to me spiritually." St Alban's, High Street War Memorial www.roll-of-honour.com/Hertfordshire/StAlbansHighStreet.html The London Gazette 2 Apr 1915 www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/29118/pages/3255/page.pdf 10484 SUPPLEMENT TO THE LONDON GAZETTE, 23 OCTOBER, 1915 shows him as Second Lieutenant (on probation) www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/29337/supplements/10484/p... Given his Christian name he is probably related to Sir Evan Nepean (c.1752-1822) en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evan_Nepean and thus loosely connected to the actor Hugh Grant!

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Tragic.

He joined the army under age . Suffered a lot of sickness. Came home but enlisted again, The poor guy was dead by age 18. What a sad story.

According to CWGC website he was Private 544. Son of Mrs. M. A. Evans, of 13, Tyr Nest, Bonymaen Rd., Swansea. Public family tree on Ancestry shows he was the son of John and Mary Ann Evans (nee Francis) and was born in Swansea circa 1899. In 1901 the family were living at 8 Owens Row in Swansea where Mr Evans was a Lead Smelter. By 1911 they had moved to another house in the same street at 5 Owen's Row, Kilvey Road, Foxhole, Swansea. Ivor had 3 older brothers and one younger.

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Perhaps King George I of Greece, certainly Czar Ferdinand of Bulgaria who figures in other Bain photos, see www.flickr.com/search/?q=ferdinand+bulgaria. If it is George of Greece, it is before March 18, 1913, when he was assassinated -- in Salonika. I get the impression the countries were at odds over Salonika by then, See query.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=9C05E2DF1730E233A... The picture at en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_I_of_Greece shows him with a long moustache, so he could be to the left (as we look) of Ferdinand. The Wikipedia article indicates "On 9 November 1912, Greek forces rode into Salonika, just a few hours ahead of a Bulgarian division." This action was against the Turks, during the First Balkan War.

swanq, thank you for this information! We will clarify the names in the source data and reload the description.

Actually, King George I of the Hellenes (the man with the long mustache next to the Bulgarian tsar) was assassinated on March 5, 1913 as he was proceeding from the Hadjilazarou Mansion, near Thessaloniki's White Tower, to the quay to board a German naval motorboat in order to pay a protocol visit to the admiral-in-command abroad the SMS Goeben, the German imperial navy's battle-cruiser of WW1 fame. The King was conversing with his aide-de-camp, Major Fragoudis, as he was proceeding down the street when Alexandros Schinas stepped forth and shot the King once in the back. Schinas attempted to shoot Fragoudis as well but the major swiftly disarmed the assassin and surrendered him to two Cretan gendarmes, who had rushed to the scene. The King was pronounced DOA at a nearby infirmary.

Here's an official photo of King George

The above picture of the Greek King with the Bulgarian Czar (who had his two sons on his left) was shot in December 1912 after the Bulgarians lost the race to occupy Thessaloniki before an advancing Greek army arrived to liberate the city on November 5, 1912. See below a photo of King George entering Thessaloniki on horseback on that day (king on left; Prince Constantine, heir to the throne, rides alongside).