Evelyn de Rothschild (born 1886)

Evelyn Achille de Rothschild (6 January 1886 – 17 November 1917) was a British banker and soldier.

de Rothschild was educated at Trinity College, Cambridge, where he was a member of the University Pitt Club and earned a B.A.

In November 1915, while serving with the Royal Buckinghamshire Yeomanry on the Gallipoli front, Evelyn de Rothschild was wounded and sent home to recuperate.

Within a few months, de Rothschild was back at the Front where in March 1916 his service resulted in his being mentioned in dispatches.

Sent to fight in Palestine, he was critically wounded during the 13 November Battle of Mughar Ridge against the Turkish Seventh Army and died four days later.

Grave of de Rothschild at Ganei Ester (old) Cemetery in Rishon LeZion .
War memorial at Rothschild New Court , naming de Rothschild and those who worked at New Court and the Royal Mint Refinery.