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George EVANS

Regimental number2021
Date of birth28 March 1886
Place of birthTrafalgar, Victoria
SchoolYarragon State School, Victoria
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationFarm labourer
Address'Shenley', Wentworth Avenue, Canterbury, Victoria
Marital statusMarried
Age at embarkation30
Height5' 11"
Weight180 lbs
Next of kinWife, Mrs G C Evans, 'Shenley', Wentworth Avenue, Canterbury, Victoria
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date19 June 1917
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll19 June 1917
Place of enlistmentToowoomba, Queensland
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit nameMachine Gun Company June 1917, General Reinforcements
AWM Embarkation Roll number24/36/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board SS Indarra on 26 November 1917
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll4th Machine Gun Battalion
FateReturned to Australia 18 July 1919
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Plaque in Victorian Garden of Remembrance
Discharge date20 September 1919
Other details

War service: Western Front

Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Takada', 18 July 1919; disembarked Melbourne, 7 September 1919; discharged (termination of period of enlistment), Melbourne, 20 September 1919.

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

Death attributed to war service.
Date of death15 January 1931
Age at death44
Place of burialTrafalgar Cemetery, Victoria
SourcesNAA: B2455, EVANS George

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