Regimental number | 3741 |
Place of birth | Kensington, South Australia |
School | Goodwood Public School and Pulteney Street Grammar School, Adelaide, South Australia |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Clerk |
Address | c/o Rofe and Co, Waymouth Street, Adelaide, South Australia |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 19 |
Next of kin | Father, R Evans, c/o Rofe and Co, Waymouth Street, Adelaide, South Australia |
Previous military service | Was Lieutenant in the Citizen Forces prior to and at time of enlistment. |
Enlistment date | |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 10th Battalion, 12th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/27/3 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board RMS Malwa on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Lance Corporal |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 50th Battalion |
Other details from Roll of Honour Circular |
"A lifelong adherent of St George's Anglican Church, Goodwood. Canon Wise's testimony is 'There has never been a boy of St George's more respected and loved as a devoted adherent of all that St George's stands for.'" (Details from Father.) |
Fate | Died of wounds |
Place of death or wounding | Noreuil, France |
Age at death | 19 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 21 |
Place of burial | St. Sever Cemetery Extension (Block O, Plot VIII, Row B, Grave No. 9), France |
Commemoration details | Name is recorded on a Roll of Honour, St George the Martyr Church of England, Goodwood, South Australia: 'To the Glory of God. In Honour of Our Lady, Blessed Michael the Archangel, Blessed George the Martyr and of all the Blessed Saints. To the dear Memory of all those who went forth from this Altar, where they offered the Holy Sacrifice of the Body and Blood of Christ, to give their lives in the Great War. This Screen is Blessed on Anzac Day 25 April 1922, being the Feast of Saint Mark the Evangelist.' |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 150 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Commemorated on Goodwood Public School Roll of Honor. Photo: Peter Dennis. Parents: Richard and the late Mabel Florence EVANS, 13 Clark Street, Wayville, South Australia |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |