Harper E Pte 492503 28th Attd 13th London Regiment
LANCE CORPORAL EVELYN HARPER 2/13th London Regiment, was born at Woodford, Essex, and educated at Bancroft’s School, Woodford Wells. He lived all his life in Woodford, where he was well-known and very popular. In 1904 he became a member of the Stock Exchange.
He joined the Artists’ Rifles in August 1914, and was afterwards attached to the “Kensingtons,” going with them, in the famous 60th Division, first to France, then to Macedonia, and finally to Palestine.
In a dawn attack on the Turks on 7 December 1917, he was wounded and lay for half a day on the ground half frozen before he was picked up and taken by slow stages back to Cairo. Here he died on 28 December.
Writing just before his last action an old schoolfellow of his said: “All the boys speak well of Harper, of his coolness and unselfishness; if he expects dirty work, he leads the way himself rather than run others into danger.”
Source : The Stock Exchange War Memorial 1914-1918