Harry EVANS

Regimental number671
Place of birthWilliamstown, Victoria
SchoolWilliamstown State School, Williamstown, Victoria
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationBlacksmith
AddressCustoms House, Melbourne, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation21
Next of kinFather, H Evans, Customs House, Melbourne, Victoria
Previous military serviceServed in the Citizen Forces.
Enlistment date19 January 1917
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll19 January 1917
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit nameMachine Gun Company 4, Reinforcement 12
AWM Embarkation Roll number24/9/4
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A29 Suevic on 21 June 1917
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll3rd Machine Gun Battalion
FateDied of wounds 24 August 1918
Place of death or woundingSomme, France
Age at death22
Age at death from cemetery records22
Place of burialBeacon Cemetery (Plot VI, Row A, Grave No. 9), Sailly-Laurette, France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
176
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Henry and Eliza EVANS, Customs House, Melbourne. Native of Williamstown, Victoria