Robert Cecil Turle EVANS M.B. BS

Robert Cecil Turle EVANS

2nd Apr 18711 - 2nd Feb 194113,14

Captain in the RAMC 14/Kito Balloon Sec RNAS5

Life History

2nd Apr 1871	Born in Marylebone London (62 Acacia Road Marylebone, London).1
2nd Apr 1871	Recorded in census in St Marylebone, London (62 Acacia Road, St Marylebone, London).2
10th May 1871	Baptised.3
3rd Apr 1881	Recorded in census in Bloomsbury, London (12 Montague Place, St George Bloomsbury, London, England).4
before 1891	Educated a boarding school in Epping.5
before 1891	Educated V.C. School.5
before 1891	Resident in Percy Lodge, Winchmore Hill.5
5th Apr 1891	Recorded in census in Paddington, London (24 Tavistock Road).6
before 1893	Educated University College London.5 Graduated with BSc
before 1893	Occupation Analytical Chemist at a brewery in Stratford on Avon.5
before 1893	Occupation Demonstrator in Chemistry in Barts Hospital.5
before 1893	Occupation University coach in Bloomesbury.5
4th May 1893	Occupation Fellow of the Chemical Society He was a life member and had contributed papers which were published in the Society's Transactions. http://www.rsc.org/delivery/_ArticleLinking/DisplayArticleForFree.cfm?doi=CA89772BA001&JournalCode=CA Accessed: 26/09/2008, 22:38
3rd Apr 1895	Married Isabella Caroline TURLE in Whetstone, London.19,7 Rev Charles Goody MA Vicar and Rev WH Turle MA (of Horsnell, Surrey) presided. WH Turle is son of James Turle, organist at Westminster Abbey. Witnesses were James Turle, FJE Turle, Willmott Henderson Evans and Chas H Evans
3rd Apr 1895	Occupation research chemist.7
3rd Apr 1895	Resident in 6 Gower Street WC, London.7
1st Feb 1896	Occupation Gentleman.8
1st Feb 1896	Occupation Second Lieutenant, Engineer, Fortress and Railway Forces, Royal Engineers.1st London.8
16th May 1896	Birth of daughter Isabel Elizabeth EVANS in Brondesbury Middlesex.5
30th Jan 1898	Birth of son Robert Stovell EVANS in Brondesbury Middlesex.16
3rd Jun 1898	Educated University of London.9 Pr. T
1899	Educated Birkbk Inst..9 Intermed. Se. amd Pr. Sci.
1899	Resident in 9 Heathcote St, St Pancras
29th Apr 1900	Birth of daughter Grace Catherine EVANS in Pancras, London.17,5
1901	Occupation Teacher of Science, working at home.10
1901	Recorded in census in Heathcote St, St Pancras (9 Heathcote St, St Pancras)
12th Feb 1902	Birth of son John Turle EVANS in St Pancras, London.17,5,11
11th Jun 1902	Occupation teacher of science.11
11th Jun 1902	Resident in Great Heathcote Street, Gray's Inn Road, London.11
19th Sep 1904	Birth of son Quentin Frederick EVANS in St Pancras, London.17,5,11
about 1906	Educated University College London.12
24th Mar 1907	Birth of son Charles James Geoghan EVANS in Tottenham, London.5
1908	Occupation MB Physician and surgeon.10
1909	Resident in Sandringham House, Marina Crescent, Herne Bay, Kent.12
between Jul 1909 and Sep 1909	Birth of son Evan EVANS in Blean, Kent.18
30th Oct 1911	Birth of daughter Florence Priscilla Hope EVANS in Blean, Kent.17
1912	Occupation Writer.10
1913	Occupation MB Physician and surgeon;.10
1915	Occupation Captain 1st London Royal Engineers (Voluntary).10
21st Oct 1915	Occupation temporary Captain Royal Army Medical Corp..10 Robert Cecil Turle Evans MB late Captain, 1st London Royal Engineers (volunteers).
1916	Resident in 10 Marina Crescent, Herne Bay, Kent
1916	Resident in Rosslyn Herne Bay Kent Robert's surgery was at Rosslyn Herne Bay Kent
8th Apr 1916	Occupation Captain in the RAMC 14/Kito Balloon Sec RNAS in Egypt
16th Nov 1916	Death of son Robert Stovell EVANS in France.15
1920	Occupation Doctor of Medicine in Herne Bay
Jul 1920	Occupation Captain in the RAMC 14/Kito Balloon Sec RNAS.5 Robert left the RAMC in 1920
28th Jul 1920	Resident in 10 Marina Crescent, Herne Bay, Kent
4th Nov 1923	Death of daughter Isabel Elizabeth EVANS in Blean, Kent.5
1932	Retired
2nd Feb 1941	Died in Herne Bay.13,14
5th Feb 1941	Buried in Herne Bay.14 The burial service was at midday.

Notes

THE TEACHER

Robert fitted up a house in Bloomesbury with laboratories. He specialised in teaching Chemistry, Physics and Bacteriology. He was a natural teacher and it is said that none of his students failed the subjects he taught.

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THE INVENTOR

US Patent No. 719771 dated 3 February 1903

Robert filed the above patent on 27 February 1902 and renewed it on 31 December 1902. It was for an optical device for advertising or similar whereby an image of different colours appearing totally disordered appear as an ordered and intelligible arrangement of letters or designs when viewed through a prism.

Patent 30659/35 GB 486515
dated 7 Dec 1936 accepted 7 June 1938

Robert filed the Patent for a new design for an improved illuminating flare.

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THE DOCTOR

Following his children suffering a severe attack of Scarlet Fever Robert decided to become a Doctor which he achieved in 1908.

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THE AUTHOR

Robert wrote:

Apprenticeship v Conscription pp13 Stanbrook and Sons; Herne Bay,1912 fol Shelfmark 8825 h 401913 MB BS DPH LSA London1913

Man: What? Whence? Whither? or, The faith that is in me
by: Robert Cecil Turle Evans
1928

Britain's Peril

The Guidance Bible. A Glimpse of God's Plan for the Whole of the World as Foretold in the Bible (Pamphlet)

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MILITARY CAREER

After joining the RAMC in 1915, Robert served in Malta, Egypt, Mesopotamia, Persia and India.

RAMC 14/Kito Balloon Sec RNAS
Robert had been "Mentioned in Despatches" (MID) and at least two "oak leaf" MID emblems had been sent to him.

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Sources

1. Birth certificate
2. 1871 Census
3. Parish Registers - Ancestry
- Baptism Records at St Giles, Cripplegate, London
4. UK Census 1881
5. Research of Frances Hartman
6. UK Census 1891
7. Parish Registers - Ancestry
- Marriage records of St John, Whetstone
8. London Gazette
- 31 Jan 1896
9. University of London - General Register Part 3
- http://archives.ulrls.lon.ac.uk/resources/general_register_part_3.pdf
10. Ancestry World Tree
11. Parish Registers - Ancestry
- Baptism Records at St Stephen Walbrook, London
12. Nisbet's Medical Directory 1909
- familyrelatives.com
13. Ancestry World Tree
14. The Times
- galegroup.com
- Tuesday 4 Feb 1941
15. Commonwealth War Graves Commission
- http://www.cwgc.org/search/casualty_details.aspx?casualty=205502
16. Royal Aero Club Aviators Certificate 1910-1950
- Ancestry
17. FreeBMD
18. The Times
- galegroup.com
19. The Times
- galegroup.com
- Apr 5, 1895; Pg 1; Issue 34543; Col A