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Lewis EVANS

Regimental number1676
Place of birthMaidstone, Kent, England
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationPipe fitter
Marital statusMarried
Age at embarkation41
Height5' 4"
Weight133 lbs
Next of kinWife, Mrs Emma Evans, Laurence Street, Bayswater, Western Australia
Enlistment date11 January 1915
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll6 January 1915
Place of enlistmentPerth, Western Australia
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name16th Battalion, 3rd Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/33/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Fremantle, Western Australia, on board HMAT A50 Itonus on 22 February 1915
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll16th Battalion
FateReturned to Australia 17 September 1915
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Lewis and Ann EVANS
Discharge date25 May 1916
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front

Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Beltana', 17 September 1915; disembarked Perth, 13 October 1915; discharged, Perth, 25 May 1916.

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Date of death5 September 1925
Age at death65
Place of burialKarrakatta Cemetery, Perth, Western Australia
SourcesNAA: B2455, EVANS Lewis

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