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James EVANS

Regimental number3208
Place of birthBombandy, New South Wales
SchoolIlford State School, Ilford, New South Wales
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationLabourer
AddressBombady, Cudgegong, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation33
Next of kinFather, John William Evans, Bombady, Cudgegong, New South Wales
Enlistment date2 November 1916
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll2 November 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name56th Battalion, 8th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/73/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A29 Suevic on 11 November 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll56th Battalion
Other details from Roll of Honour CircularDied of pneumonia
FateDied of disease 14 December 1916
Place of death or woundingCapetown, South Africa
Age at death33
Age at death from cemetery records33
Place of burialWoltemade Cemetery (Cem. 4, Bl.1, 104C), Cape Town, South Africa
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
162
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: J.M. and Jane EVANS, Bombandy, Cudgegong, New South Wales
Family/military connectionsSeveral cousins who were killed in action or died of wounds or illness.

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