Major-General Major general (abbreviated MG, maj. gen. and similar) is a military rank used in many countries. It is derived from the older rank of sergeant major general. The disappearance of the "sergeant" in the title explains the apparent confusion of a ...

William Andrew Evans (b. August 1939) is a former

British Army The British Army is the principal land warfare force of the United Kingdom, a part of the British Armed Forces along with the Royal Navy and the Royal Air Force. , the British Army comprises 79,380 regular full-time personnel, 4,090 Gurk ...

officer.

Military career

Educated at

Sherborne School (God and My Right) , established = 705 by Aldhelm, re-founded by King Edward VI 1550 , closed = , type = Public school Independent, boarding school , religion = Church of England , president = , chair_label = Chairman of the governors ...

, Royal Military Academy Sandhurst and Christ Church, Oxford, Evans was commissioned into the

5th Royal Inniskilling Dragoon Guards The 5th Royal Inniskilling Dragoon Guards was a cavalry regiment of the British Army formed in 1922 by the amalgamation of the 5th Dragoon Guards (Princess Charlotte of Wales's) and the 6th (Inniskilling) Dragoons. It served in the Second World ...

in 1959.'' Who's Who 2010'', A & C Black, 2010, He became commanding officer of the 5th Royal Inniskilling Dragoon Guards in 1980. He went on to be commander of 4th Armoured Brigade in 1983, Assistant Chief of Staff, Operations,

British Army of the Rhine There have been two formations named British Army of the Rhine (BAOR). Both were originally occupation forces in Germany, one after the First World War and the other after the Second World War. Both formations had areas of responsibility located ...

in 1987 and General Officer Commanding Eastern District in 1989 before retiring in 1992. He was appointed a Companion of the Order of the Bath in the 1993 New Year Honours. and was a Deputy Lieutenant of Essex.The Essex Lieutenancy Retired Deputy Lieutenants
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Evans, William Andrew 1939 births Living people Companions of the Order of the Bath Deputy Lieutenants of Essex British Army major generals 5th Royal Inniskilling Dragoon Guards officers