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EVANS, Ernest
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 6508 |
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| Enlisted: | 14 April 1916, 21st Reinforcements |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1) |
| Born: | York, Western Australia, Australia, date not yet discovered |
| Home Town: | Shackleton, Bruce Rock, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Railway Employee |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Bullecourt, Picardie, France, 11 April 1917, age not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Commemorated at the Australian National Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Bruce Rock Memorial of Honour, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France) |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 14 Apr 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 6508, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), 21st Reinforcements | |
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| 13 Oct 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 6508, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '12' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Suffolk embarkation_ship_number: A23 public_note: '' | |
| 11 Apr 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 6508, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), Bullecourt (First), See Red Cross Record |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Steve Larkins
Extract from the Red Cross Record
Evans was a cousin of mine and on 11th April he went over with his Battalion for the attack on the German second line of trenches. Just as he got over he was hit in the stomach in three places. Private Arthur Sadlier later stated that he saw him in a shell hole close to the point of death but he could not stop as the advance was continuing. No one was aware of any burial arrangments / reports.
Report by 6020 Alex Flemming from No.2 Stationary Hospital Bolougne 30 Jan 18
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