Regimental number | 856 |
Place of birth | Bega, New South Wales |
School | Public School |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Farmer |
Address | Wahingo via Bega, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 23 |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs M H Greig, Wahingo via Bega, New South Wales |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 25th Battalion, D Company |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/42/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Brisbane, Queensland, on board HMAT A60 Aeneas on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Corporal |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 25th Battalion |
Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | Was born on a Dairy Farm. Enlisted February, 1915. Saw active service at Gallipoli and France. |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Morlancourt, France |
Age at death | 26 |
Place of burial | Beacon Cemetery (Plot III, Row D, Grave No. 4), Sailly-Laurette, France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 104 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Mr W.E. and Mrs M.H. Greig EVANS, Wapengo, Bega, New South Wales |
Family/military connections | One of six brothers who saw active service. Brother: 855 Pte Ernest Robert EVANS, 25th Bn, returned to Australia, 14 January 1917. |