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Richard Austin EVANS

Regimental number1039
Place of birthBorung, Victoria
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationFarmer
AddressKellalac, via Murtoa, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation18.4
Height5' 6"
Weight138 lbs
Next of kinFather, Richard Thomas Evans, Kellalac, via Murtoa, Victoria
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date4 March 1916
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll31 March 1916
Place of enlistmentHorsham, Victoria
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name38th Battalion, C Company
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/55/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A54 Runic on 20 June 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll38th Battalion
FateReturned to Australia 31 January 1918
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Plaque in Victorian Garden of Remembrance
Discharge date27 June 1918
Family/military connectionsBrother: 1038 Pte James Percy EVANS, 38th Bn, returned to Australia, 30 April 1919.
Other details

War service: Western Front

Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Osterley', 31 October 1918; discharged (medically unfit: wounded: flesh wound, both thighs), Melbourne, 27 June 1918.

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
Date of death19 February 1958
Place of burialWarracknabeal Cemetery, Victoria
SourcesNAA: B2455, EVANS Richard Austin

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