| Regimental number | 1590 |
| Place of birth | Charters Towers, Queensland |
| Religion | Church of England |
| Occupation | Drover |
| Address | People's Palace, Pitt Street, Sydney, New South Wales |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age at embarkation | 29 |
| Height | 5' 10.5" |
| Weight | 140 lbs |
| Next of kin | Wife, Mrs Mary Thompson Evans, Hurcurt Street, Bulimba, Brisbane, Queensland |
| Previous military service | Served in the Kennedy Regiment, Charters Towers, for 3 years. |
| Enlistment date | |
| Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 7th Light Horse Regiment, 12th Reinforcement |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 10/12/3 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board SS Hawkes Bay on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 7th Light Horse Regiment |
| Fate | Returned to Australia |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Taken on strength, Mediterranean Expeditionary Force, Maadi, Egypt, 28 December 1915. Admitted to 2nd Australian General Hospital, Cairo, 16 January 1916 (alcoholism); discharged to Details, 20 January 1916; rejoined unit, 20 January 1916. Found guilty of being absent from 0915 and 1415 parades: awarded 7 days' confinement to camp. Reprimanded for being drunk and absent without leave, 2200 to 2240, 31 January 1916. Admonished for refusing to obey an NCO. Admitted to 3rd Australian General Hospital, Abbassia, 11 March 1916 (influenza). Admitted to No. 1 Auxiliary Hospital, Helipolis, 1 April 1916 (epilepsy). Embarked at Suez on board HT 'Itonus' for return to Australia for discharge, 10 June 1916; disembarked, 18 July 1916; discharged Sydney, 31 August 1916 (medically unfit). Re-enlisted in the AIF, 13 October 1916, embarked from Sydney in 21st Bn, 17th Reinforcement, on board HMAT A19 'Afric', 3 November 1916; disembarked Plymouth, England, 9 January 1917. Admitted to Fargo Military Hospital, Larkhill, 30 January 1917 (influenza); transferred to Sutton Veny Military Hospital, 6 February 1917 (gastritis). Found guilty of being absent without leave, midnight, 9 April, to 9 pm, 12 April 1917: awarded 3 days' confinement to camp and forfeiture of 9 days' pay. Proceeded overseas to France, 3 May 1917; joined 21st Bn, 9 May 1917. Admitted to 14th Australian Field Ambulance, 6 June 1917 (epileptic); transferred to 5th General Hospital, Rouen, 13 June 1917; to 2nd Convalescent Depot, 21 June 1917. Found guilty of overstaying leave, 9 pm, 21 June, to 9.45 pm, 23 June 1917: awarded 21 days' Field Punishment and total forfeiture of 24 days' pay. Marched in to 2nd Australian General Base Depot, awarded 7 days' confinement to camp; 25 August 1917. Found guilty of drunkenness, 28 August 1917, and of being absent without leave, 9.30 pm, 28 August, until apprehended by M.P., 9.45 pm, 28 August 1917: awarded forfeiture of 7 days' pay. Rejoined 21st Bn, 1 September 1917. Missing in action, 9 October 1917; Court of Enquiry, 7 February 1918, confirmed fate as 'killed in action'. Statement by 7322 Pte D'A SUTTON, 4 February 1918: 'I was in the same Lewis Gun team as Private Evans C. and when out in an advanced position near Daisy Wood on the 8th of October 1917, I left the position to go back to the support line for panniers, and when I returned, the gun and team were blown up. I saw five dead bodies, but recognised none, but I am sure that they were the team. Private Evans C, Ketteridge F.W. Cunningham J.D. and Fisher, C.D., were four men of the team. I reported back to the front line to the officer in charge, telling him all particulars.' Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
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