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William EVANS

Regimental number422
Date of birth16 July 1887
Place of birthAdamstown, New South Wales
ReligionMethodist
OccupationLabourer
AddressIslington, New South Wales
Marital statusMarried
Age at embarkation29
Height5' 5.5"
Weight125 lbs
Next of kinWife, Mrs Eliza Jane Evans, 12 Fern Street, Islington, New South Wales
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date15 January 1916
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll15 January 1916
Place of enlistmentNewcastle, New South Wales
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name34th Battalion, B Company
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/51/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A20 Hororata on 2 May 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll34th Battalion
FateReturned to Australia 12 June 1919
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Henry and Eliza EVANS. Plaque in New South Wales Garden of Remembrance.
Discharge date25 September 1919
Other details

War service: Western Front

Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Themistocles', 12 June 1919; disembarked Sydney, 10 August 1919; discharged (termination of period of enlistment), Sydney, 25 September 1919.

Medals: Military Medal, British War Medal, Victory Medal

Death attributed to war service.
Date of death9 June 1939
Age at death52
Place of burialCremated: Beresfield Crematorium, Newcastle, New South Wales
SourcesNAA: B2455, EVANS William

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