| Occupation | Clerk |
| Address | Foster Street, Launceston, Tasmania |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age at embarkation | 33 |
| Next of kin | Mrs A Evans, Foster Street, Launceston, Tasmania |
| Previous military service | 40th Australian Field Artillery |
| Enlistment date | |
| Rank on enlistment | 2nd Lieutenant |
| Unit name | 3rd Field Artillery Brigade, Military District 3 and Military District 6 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board TRANSPORT A2 Geelong on |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Hobart, Tasmania, on board TRANSPORT A2 Geelong on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Major |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 4th Division Artillery |
| Recommendations (Medals and Awards) |
Military Cross Recommendation date: Mention in Despatches Awarded, and promulgated, 'London Gazette', second Supplement No. 30317; 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 169 (4 October 1917). Recommendation date: Distinguished Service Order Recommendation date: Brevet Major Recommendation date: Military Cross Military Order No. 321 (1916). Mention in Despatches Awarded, and promulgated, 'London Gazette' No. 30706 (28 May 1918); 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 165 (24 October 1918). |
| Fate | Returned to Australia |
| Medals |
Distinguished Service Order Source: 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 173 Date: Military Cross 'For conspicuous gallantry at Anzac, Gallipole Peninsular. When one of the enemy's shells fell in a gun pit, exploded seven rounds of 18lb ammunition and set fire to the brushwood covering the pit, Lieutenant Evans, though dazed by the explosion, assisted by only a few men, beat out the fire. He and his party were in great danger of being blown up by the explosion of a magazine which was threatened by the fire.'
Source: M.O. 321 of 1916 |
| Other details | Medals: Military Cross, 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Postal Address:
Po Box 7916
Canberra BC 2610, Australia
Street Address:
Northcott Drive,
Campbell, ACT 2600
