Regimental number | 2645 |
Place of birth | Colac, Victoria |
School | State School No. 117 |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Labourer |
Address | Colac East, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 21 |
Next of kin | Father, William Evans, Colac East, Victoria |
Previous military service | Served in the Junior and Senior Cadets. |
Enlistment date | |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 22nd Battalion, 6th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/39/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A38 Ulysses on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 7th Battalion |
Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | One of five brothers who joined the AIF. |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Pozieres, Somme Sector, France |
Age at death | 20 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 20 |
Place of burial | Pozieres British Cemetery (Plot IV, Row L, Grave No. 15), Ovillers-La-Boisselle, France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 50 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: William and Ellen EVANS, Colac, Victoria |
Family/military connections | Brothers: 2646 Pte William Robert EVANS, 7th Bn, died of wounds, 25 September 1917; 2647 Pte George Francis EVANS, 7th Bn, returned to Australia, 10 January 1918. |