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EVANS, John Gomar
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | 1384, 1538 |
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| Enlisted: | 8 August 1914, Cairns, Qld. |
| Last Rank: | Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | 9th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Bundaberg, Queensland, Australia, 18 February 1895 |
| Home Town: | Cairns, Cairns, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Natural Causes, Queensland, Australia, 11 August 1976, aged 81 years |
| Cemetery: |
Sarina Cemetery, Qld C of E Section, Line 12, Plot # 332 |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 8 Aug 1914: | Embarked Australian Naval & Military Expeditionary Forces (New Guinea 1914), Private, 1384, Australian Naval and Military Expeditionary Force, Cairns, Qld. for Garrison Duty at Thursday Island | |
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| 8 Aug 1914: | Enlisted Australian Naval & Military Expeditionary Forces (New Guinea 1914), Private, 1384, Australian Naval and Military Expeditionary Force, Cairns, Qld. | |
| 16 Aug 1914: | Embarked Australian Naval & Military Expeditionary Forces (New Guinea 1914), Private, 1384, Australian Naval and Military Expeditionary Force, From Thursday Island per "Kanowna" for German New Guinea Returned to Townsville on 18.9.1914 on account of trouble caused by the firemen on troopship | |
| 18 Sep 1914: | Discharged Australian Naval & Military Expeditionary Forces (New Guinea 1914), Private, 1384, Australian Naval and Military Expeditionary Force, Did not participate in Capture of German New Guinea | |
| 17 Dec 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1538, 9th Infantry Battalion, Townsville, Qld. | |
| 13 Feb 1915: | Involvement Private, 1538, 9th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Seang Choon embarkation_ship_number: A49 public_note: '' | |
| 13 Feb 1915: | Embarked Private, 1538, 9th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Seang Choon, Brisbane | |
| 8 Jul 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal Mechanic, 9th Infantry Battalion, France | |
| 5 Nov 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Sergeant, 9th Infantry Battalion, France | |
| 7 Nov 1916: | Honoured Military Medal | |
| 20 Oct 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Sergeant, 1538, 9th Infantry Battalion, Wounded in Action | |
| 5 May 1918: | Discharged AIF WW1, Sergeant, 1538, 9th Infantry Battalion, 1st M.D. |
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NOK - Sister, Mrs E Fitzpatrick, Spence Street, Cairns, Queensland
Military Medal
Source: 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 62
Date: 19 April 1917
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