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John EVANS

Regimental number6090
Place of birthJerilderie, New South Wales
SchoolJerildrie (Catholic) School, Jerildrie, New South Wales
ReligionRoman Catholic
OccupationLabourer
AddressJerilderie, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation27
Next of kinFather, John William Evans, Jerilderie PO, Jerilderie, New South Wales
Enlistment date23 May 1916
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll23 May 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name20th Battalion, 17th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/37/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A11 Ascanius on 25 October 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll20th Battalion
FateDied of wounds 24 July 1918
Place of death or woundingFrance
Age at death29.8
Place of burialBerlin South-Western Cemetery (Plot XII, Row B, Grave No. 13), Stahnsdorf, Germany
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
91
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: John and Ellen EVANS, Jerilderie, New South Wales
Family/military connectionsBrother: 6089 Pte Raymond EVANS, 20th Bn, returned to Australia, 22 July 1919.
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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