Evan was the son of Schofield and Winifred Ormerod, and the husband of Sarah Ellen Etches Ormerod (née Tomlinson), of 24 Hartley's Village, Fazakerley, Liverpool. At the time of the 1901 Census, Evan was living at 205 Acacia Grove, Liverpool, and by the time of the 1911 Census Evan had married Sarah, and had a daughter, Winifred. A further daughter, Jessica, was born in 1913. At the time of the 1911 Census Evan was living at 9 Poulter Road, Walton, with his wife and daughter, as well as his brothers, Schofield and James, and his sister, Winnifred. Evan was employed as a case maker at a preserve works - likely to have been the famous Hartley's Jam Factory. Evan was killed in action on 4 November 1917, in the Ypres Salient, and is buried in Vlamertinghe New Military Cemetery, Belgium (Grave Ref. XII. E. 13). The History of 76 Siege Battery R.G.A., by L.F. Penstone, describes the events of 4 November. "Following a hostile air raid, in which bombs were dropped close to the rear billets, a further calamity befell the Battery. During enemy strafing, a shell fell on a dugout of "A" section, many men being killed, amongst whom were Gunners A. Paternoster, A. Burton, F. [sic] Ormerod and T. Jones. Other names are not known, but it is known that Gunner "Woodrow" Wilson did excellent work assisting in the removal of the wounded, for which he was awarded the Military Medal on 24th November 1917." Evan is commemorated, along with 85 others, on the war memorial in Emmanuel Church, Longmoor Lane, Fazakerley, Merseyside.

Paul Ormerod