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EVANS, Alf James
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 45 |
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| Enlisted: | 16 August 1915, Emerald, Queensland |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 31st Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Wycarbah, Queensland, Australia, July 1896 |
| Home Town: | Rockhampton, Rockhampton, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Kabra State School, Queensland, Australia |
| Occupation: | Porter |
| Died: | Meningitis, Ismailia, Egypt, 26 December 1915 |
| Cemetery: |
Ismailia War Memorial Cemetery, Egypt |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Gracemere Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 16 Aug 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 45, 31st Infantry Battalion, Emerald, Queensland | |
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| 9 Nov 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 45, 31st Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '16' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Wandilla embarkation_ship_number: A62 public_note: '' | |
| 9 Nov 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 45, 31st Infantry Battalion, HMAT Wandilla, Melbourne |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by John Edwards
"...45 Private Alf James Evans, 31st Battalion. A porter from Emerald, Qld prior to enlistment, Pte Evans embarked with the Regimental Signallers from Melbourne aboard HMAT Wandilla on 9 November 1915. He died of cerebro spinal meningitis on 26 December 1915 in Ismailia, Egypt, aged 19, and was buried in the Ismailia War Memorial Cemetery. His step-brother, 30 Corporal Harold Owen Cook, 26th Battalion, was killed in action on 5 August 1916, and his brother-in-law 348 Sergeant Walter William Dumbrell, 41st Battalion, was killed in action on 19 April 1918..." - SOURCE (www.awm.gov.au)
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