hi--anyone interested in a number of facts/info about robert ellis evans of the newfoundland regiment please contact me--he was my grandfather. i've been reading a few of the posts and certainly had no idea he was married (maybe TWICE) before! i did know that he came over from wales and then went back before actually settling in st. john's for awhile, where he married my grandmother marguerite bailey. incidently, her father was, i think, the police chief in st. john's or at least a police detective (technically of the "royal newfoundland constabulary"--at the time newfoundland was still a crown colony)...further, anyone into early flight will be interested to know that alcock and brown stayed at their house in st. john's prior to their ill-fated 1919 flight. also, one of his sisters in wales (nicknamed "snooky"--she'd been a chorus girl) married darrell fancourt, the d'oyly carte opera singer well-known for his MIKADO in the 20's and 30's. his real name was leveson--fancourt was a stage name. he was educated in heidelberg, so i was told, and spoke german like a native and i've been told was sent into germany during the war as a brit agent. he used to tour the states with the d'oyly carte company occasionally during the 30"s--i know fancourt visited r. e. evans in macon, georgia (see below) around 1937 and everyone had a great time...re WW1: as i understand it my grandfather went in around 1915 and as an enlisted man received a head wound of some kind in a trench raid in 1917 and while in hospital in england decided to take the officer's course. he eventually became a captain and was one the occupying forces in germany after the war. he married in newfoundland and then moved first to new york and then to macon, georgia, of all places, where he was head of advertising for dannenberg's department store (he'd done something similar in st. john's). one more little detail: his hair was prematurely white--supposedly something to do with the war....laura evans williams was his sister and a well-known music hall performer in edwardian days...re his brothers: actually two may have died in the war--not at all sure about this....this is stuff i heard from my father. the last time i saw HIS father (the "robert ellis evans" discussed here) was around 1955--i think he died in '56 or '57. re his correct birthdate which is discussed in several posts, i always thought 1884-85--but it could well have been 1881--probably mistakes are common in such matters...oh yeah--everybody called him "bobby" and he was ambidextrous....hopefully this may be interesting to someone....
