Mr Alfred Frank Evans
Alfred Frank Evans
(Unidentified Newspaper, Chris Dohany, USA)
Mr Alfred Frank Evans, 24, was born in Hampshire.1
When he signed-on to the Titanic on 6 April 1912, Evans gave his address
as 20 Deal Street, (St. Marys, Southampton). He had transferred from the Oceanic.
As a lookout he received monthly wages of £5.2
On the night of the disaster Evans and fellow lookout George
Hogg were on duty from 6 to 8 p.m. Jewell
and Symons then took over for the 8 to 10
watch.3
Evans was in bed when the Titanic collided with an iceberg. Evans
and Hogg were woken by the impact and went forward to the forecastle to
investigate. They relieved Fleet and Lee
in the crows nest at eight bells (12 a.m.) about twenty minutes after
the accident.4 They remained there about twenty minutes before
heading to the boat deck.5
Evans was rescued in lifeboat 15.6
In later years Evans lived at Oaktree Road, Bitterne Park, Southampton
7 and worked for the Southampton shipyard Camper Nicholson
Ltd.8 He retired following a fall 9 and died
in 1974 aged 86.10 His family recall that all his life he
chose not to talk about the sinking.11
Documents
Crew Particulars
of Engagement
References
- Agreement and Account of Crew (PRO London, BT100/259)
- ibid.
- Wreck Commissioners' Court, Proceedings before the Right Hon. Lord Mersey on a Formal Investigation Ordered by the Board of Trade into the Loss of the S.S. Titanic
- ibid.
- United States Senate (62nd Congress), Subcommittee Hearings of the Committee on Commerce, Titanic Disaster, Washington 1912
- Peter Engberg-Klarström, Correspondence with Editor
- Southern Evening Echo, 15 April 1980
- Family of Alfred Frank Evans
- Ibid
- Brian Ticehurst, Correspondence with Editor
- Southern Evening Echo op. cit., Family of Frank Evans
Acknowledgements
Family of Alfred Frank Evans
Contributors
Chris Dohany, USA
Peter Engberg-Klarström, Sweden
Brian Ticehurst, UK
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Summary
Age: 24 years
Last Residence: at 20 Deal Street Southampton Hampshire England
Occupation: Lookout
Last Ship: Oceanic
Deck crew
First Embarked: Southampton
Rescued (boat 15)
Disembarked Carpathia: New York City on Thursday 18th April 1912
Died: 1974
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