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Evan Charles Russell EVANS

Regimental number3383
Place of birthAlbert Park, Victoria
SchoolRockhampton Grammar School, Rockhampton, Queensland
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationOrchardist
AddressEmerald, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation21
Next of kinMother, Mrs Rose Evans, Emerald, Victoria
Previous military service81st Infantry; Served in the Citizen Forces, Clare, S.A.
Enlistment date23 February 1917
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll23 February 1917
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name46th Battalion, 9th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/63/4
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A11 Ascanius on 11 May 1917
Regimental number from Nominal Roll3383a
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll46th Battalion
FateKilled in Action 18 September 1918
Place of death or woundingMont St Quentin, France
Age at death22.9
Age at death from cemetery records22
Place of burialBellicourt British Cemetery (Plot IV, Row B, Grave No. 7), France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
141
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: William Russell and Rose Jane EVANS, Emerald, Victoria. Native of Beaconsfield, Victoria
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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