| Regimental number | 4973 |
| School | St Vincent de Paul's Boys' Orphanage School, Melbourne, Victoria |
| Religion | Roman Catholic |
| Occupation | Farmer |
| Address | South Yarra PO, Victoria |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 18 |
| Height | 5' 6" |
| Weight | 130 lbs |
| Next of kin | Sister, Miss E Bevan, South Yarra PO, Victoria |
| Previous military service | Served for 3 years in the 45th Bn, Senior Cadets. |
| Enlistment date | |
| Place of enlistment | Broadmeadows, Victoria |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 5th Battalion, 15th Reinforcement |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/22/3 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A18 Wiltshire on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 59th Battalion |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Place of death or wounding | Fromelles, France |
| Date of death | |
| Age at death | 19 |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 19 |
| Place of burial | No known grave |
| Commemoration details | V.C. Corner (Panel No 15), Australian Cemetery, Fromelles, France |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 167 |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: John William and Alice BEVAN. Native of Leongatha, Victoria |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Taken on strength of 59th Bn, Duntroon Plateau, 20 April 1916. Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 18 June 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 29 June 1916. Posted missing, 19 July 1916. Court of Enquiry, held in the field, 29 August 1917, pronounced fate as 'Killed in Action, 19 July 1916'. Note on B.103, 'presumed buried in No Man's Land at approx 5J9643 to 5K0251 Sheet Hazebrouck 5a'. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Sources | NAA: B2455, BEVAN George Alphonse |
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