The AIF Project

Benjamin Joseph EVANS

Regimental number3143
Place of birthPort Fairy, Victoria
SchoolState School
Other trainingNaval
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationFisherman
AddressGipps Street, Port Fairy, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation22
Next of kinFather, J Evans, Gipps Street, Port Fairy, Victoria
Previous military serviceNaval Cadet Training
Enlistment date3 August 1915
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll3 August 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name5th Battalion, 10th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/22/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board RMS Osterley on 29 September 1915
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll58th Battalion
Other details from Roll of Honour CircularHe volunteered four or five times before he was accepted.
FateKilled in Action 4 February 1917
Place of death or woundingFrance
Age at death23.6
Age at death from cemetery records23
Place of burialBancourt British Cemetery (Plot V, Row J, Grave No. 2), France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
165
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Joseph and Emily EVANS, Gipps Street, Port Fairy, Victoria

Print format    


© The AIF Project 2024, UNSW Canberra. Not to be reproduced without permission.