Sir Bernard Evans | |
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&sq=&lang=&file=File:Bernard_Evans_022912.jpg) Lt Col Bernard Evans in January 1942 | |
| Born | 13 May 1905 Manchester, England |
| Died | 19 February 1988 (aged 82) Toorak, Australia |
| Allegiance | Australia |
| Service | Australian Army |
| Years of service | 1924–1945 |
| Rank | Brigadier |
| Commands | 24th Brigade (1942–43) 2/23rd Battalion (1940–42) 57th/60th Infantry Battalion (1939–40) |
| Battles / wars | Second World War |
| Awards | Knight Bachelor Distinguished Service Order Efficiency Decoration Mentioned in Despatches (3) Knight of the Order of the Star of Italian Solidarity |
| Other work | Architect Lord Mayor of Melbourne |
Brigadier Sir Bernard Evans, DSO, ED (13 May 1905 – 19 February 1981)[1] was an Australian army officer, architect, builder and Lord Mayor of Melbourne (1959–1961).[2]
- ^ B Evans Archived 4 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine, www.ordersofbattle.com
- ^ David Dunstan 'Evans, Sir Bernard (1905–1981)', Australian Dictionary of Biography, Volume 17, (MUP), 2007