Regimental number | 7931 |
Place of birth | Dublin, Ireland |
School | High School, Dublin, Ireland |
Age on arrival in Australia | 29 |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Commercial traveller |
Address | Perth, Western Australia |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 29 |
Height | 5' 7.5" |
Weight | 142 lbs |
Next of kin | Brother, F E Evans, Villa Roma, Camp's Bay Capetown, South Africa |
Previous military service | Served for 4 years in the Black Watch, British Army. |
Enlistment date | |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Place of enlistment | Perth, Western Australia |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 11th Battalion, 27th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/28/5 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A60 Aeneas on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 51st Battalion |
Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | Arrived in Australia, 1916 |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Age at death | 31 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 30 |
Place of burial | Adelaide Cemetery (Plot III, Row D, Grave No. 10), Villers-Bretonneux, France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 152 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Son of Frank EVANS. Native of Dublin, Ireland |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Embarked Melbourne on HMAT 'Aeneas', 30 October 1917 and appointed Voyage Only Corporal whilst at sea; disembarked Devonport, 27 December 1917, and marched into 2nd Training Bn, Sutton Veny (rank reverted to Private upon disembarkation). Admitted to Military Hospital, Sutton Veny, 29 January 1918 (pleurisy); discharged to duty, 19 February 1918; marched into No 1 Command Depot, Sutton Veny, 20 February 1918; moved out to 1st Infantry Brigade, 26 February 1918; marched into 2nd Training Bn, Durrington, 7 February 1918. Proceeded overseas to France through Dover, 1 April 1918, and marched into 4th MB Base Depot, Calais; moved out to field, 4 April 1918; taken on strength of 51st Bn, 6 April 1918. Killed in action, France, 25 April 1918. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | NAA: B2455, EVANS George Frederick |