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Arthur Edward EVANS

Regimental number167
Place of birthDublin, Ireland
ReligionBaptist
OccupationCommercial traveller
Address64 Canterbury Road, Lakemba, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation35
Height5' 7.75"
Weight150 lbs
Next of kinMrs. Emily Evans, 92 Aldridge Road, Perry Barr, Birmingham, England
Previous military serviceServed in the Volunteers; discharged at own request.
Enlistment date17 August 1914
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll17 August 1914
Place of enlistmentRandwick, New South Wales
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name4th Battalion, E Company
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/21/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board Transport A14 Euripides on 20 October 1914
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll4th Battalion
FateReturned to Australia 5 July 1915
Discharge date18 October 1915
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli

Admitted to the 9th Australian Casualty Clearing Station, Gallipoli, 5 June 1915; transferred to HS (Sweeper) 'Clacton', 5 June 1915 (influenza).

Admitted to DBI Hospital, Abassia, 10 June 1915; transferred for treatment in Australia, 3 July 1915; embarked Suez on HT 'Ballarat', 5 July 1915; disembarked Melbourne, 6 August 1915. Discharged from duty, 3rd Military District, 18 October 1915 (unfit for military service due to venereal disease).

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNAA: B2455, EVANS Arthur Edward

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