Evans, Geoffrey, Sir, 1901-1987
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Commander of the Order of the British Empire
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Companion of the Order of the Bath
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Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire
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Chelsea (London, England)
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found: Imphal, 1962:t.p. (by Lieutenant-General Sir Geoffrey Evans and [1 other])
found: The Johnnies, [1964]:t.p. (by Lieutenant-General Sir Geoffrey Evans, KBE, CB, DSO)
found: Slim as military commander, 1969:t.p. (Geoffrey Evans)
found: Wikipedia, viewed 28 November 2017:Geoffrey Charles Evans (Lieutenant General Sir Geoffrey Charles Evans, KBE, CB, DSO & Two Bars; born on 13 January 1901; attended Sandhurst; commissioned as a second lieutenant on 24 December 1920, promoted to lieutenant in December 1922, promoted to captain by February 1936, promoted to major by February 1939, promoted to lieutenant-colonel in June 1944, promoted to colonel in August 1945, promoted to major-general in 1947 and temporarily made lieutenant-general in 1948; retired from the army in June 1957; awarded the Distinguished Service Order in 1941, 1942, and 1944, appointed a Commander of the Order of the British Empire in 1945, Companion of the Order of the Bath in 1946, and Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire in 1957; died at Chelsea, London, on 27 January 1987)
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1980-04-03: new
2023-08-29: revised
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