Regimental number | 875 |
Place of birth | Melbourne, Victoria |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Seaman |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 24 |
Height | 5' 5.25" |
Weight | 135 lbs |
Next of kin | Friend, Mrs Annie Robertson, 17 Bracknell Street, Newtown, Sydney, New South Wales |
Enlistment date | |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Place of enlistment | Liverpool, New South Wales |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 17th Battalion, 11th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/34/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A71 Nestor on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 17th Battalion |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Discharge date | |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Embarked Alexandria, 28 May 1916; disembarked Plymouth, England, 4 June 1916. Proceeded overseas to France, 30 July 1916. Admitted to 25th General Hospital, Camiers, 4 November 1916; transferred to 7th Convalescent Depot, Boulogne, 3 January 1917; to Base Depot, Etaples, 16 January 1917; rejoined 17th Bn, in the field, 26 January 1917. Admitted to 5th Australian Field Ambulance, 27 April 1917 (eye inflammation); discharged to duty, 13 May 1917; rejoined Bn, in the field, 14 May 1917. Wounded in action, 9 October 1917 (gun shot wound, back, thigh), admitted to 3rd Field Ambulance, and transferred to 2nd Canadian Casualty Clearing Station; to 59th General Hospital, St Omer, 14 October 1917; to England, 6 November 1917, and admitted to General Military Hospital, Edmonton (shrapnel wound, buttock and thigh: slight); transferred to 3rd Australian Auxiliary Hospital, Dartford, 16 January 1918; discharged to No 2 Command Depot, Weymouth, 22 January 1918. Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Orontes', 19 April 1918; disembarked Sydney, 12 May 1918; discharged (medically unfit), Sydney, 12 November 1918. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal Death attributed to war service. |
Miscellaneous details | See 875 James Robert EVANS for first period of service. |
Date of death | |
Age at death | 42 |
Place of burial | Woronora Cemetery, New South Wales |
Sources | NAA: B2455, EVANS James Robert |