Definitions for "George Evans"
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George Evans (16 February 1876 - 28 September 1937) was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces. His was the last VC to be gazetted for the First World War.
George Evans (February 5, 1920- June 22, 2001) was an American cartoonist and comic book artist.
George William Evans (January 5, 1780–October 16, 1852) was a surveyor and early explorer in the colony of New South Wales. In 1815, he was the first colonial explorer to enter the Lachlan River Valley, naming the area the Oxley Plains after his superior the surveyor-general, John Oxley. He was the first explorer through the areas that now include the towns of Boorowa and Cowra.