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Cecil George EVANS

Regimental number3293
Date of birth11 January 1891
Place of birthPort Lincoln, South Australia
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationCarrier
AddressCleve, South Australia
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation25.9
Height5' 7"
Weight136 lbs
Next of kinFather, Henry Evans, South Bay via Port Lincoln, South Australia
Previous military serviceNil (previously rejected for enlistment on grounds of being medically unfit)
Enlistment date24 October 1916
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll24 October 1916
Place of enlistmentAdelaide, South Australia
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name9th Light Horse Regiment, 27th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number10/14/5
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A15 Port Sydney on 9 May 1917
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll9th Light Horse Regiment
FateReturned to Australia 12 July 1918
Discharge date14 October 1918
Other details

War service: Egypt, Palestine

Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Port Darwin', 12 July 1918; discharged (medically unfit: laryngitis), Adelaide, 14 October 1918.

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
Date of death25 July 1958
Age at death67
Place of burialSt John's Churchyard, Salisbury, South Australia
SourcesNAA: B2455, EVANS Cecil George

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