EVANS, Allan Stanley
| Service Number: | 6501 |
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| Enlisted: | 10 May 1916, at Adelaide |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 10th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Hoyleton, South Australia, Australia, November 1896 |
| Home Town: | Hoyleton, Wakefield, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | 9 September 1969, cause of death not yet discovered, place of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Balaklava Public Cemetery, S.A. |
| Memorials: | Hoyleton Memorial Gates |
World War 1 Service
| 10 May 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 6501, 10th Infantry Battalion, at Adelaide | |
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| 23 Oct 1916: | Involvement Private, 6501, 10th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Port Melbourne embarkation_ship_number: A16 public_note: '' | |
| 23 Oct 1916: | Embarked Private, 6501, 10th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Port Melbourne, Adelaide |
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History Biography
Stanley Allan Evens was born in the late 1890s, his exact date of birth was unknown, but it has been narrowed down to this period. Stanley was born and raised in Hoyleton, South Australia. Hoyleton was a small farmer/ railway town found in the Clare Valley. Stanley was raised as a farmer which later became his occupation; farmers were vital during the World Wars due to rationing and the requirements of feeding Australian and New Zealand soldiers. His father's name was unknown, and his mother’s name was Mrs E J E Evans. On 10th of May 1916, about 2 years after the first World War had commenced, Stanley enrolled to go fight for the ANZAC’s. At the time Stanley was 19, he stood at 5 feet 8 inches and weighed 129 pounds (58kgs). Stanley travelled from Hoyleton to Melbourne from where he would depart Australia from. On the 21st of October 1916, Stanley arrived in Melbourne and joined other soldiers ready to head off to war. They were to embark overseas to Devonport, Plymouth in the UK.
Stanley arrived at Devonport on the 28th of December 1916 after 73 days of sea travel. This trip would’ve been rough and long. Devonport was located on the south end of the UK and their destination, Folkestone, was on the south-east end of the UK. Folkestone was a very important area for the allies in WWI because it was on the shore of the English Channel and was one of the closest points to the French coast. This made travel to and from France short and efficient.
He reached the Etaples base depot on the 6th of April 1917. 4 days later Stanley was placed into the 10th battalion. On the 22nd of April Stanley was struck by an unknown disease and was sent to the hospital. During this time the 10th battalion wasn’t in battle. Hospitals were very simplistic and lacked much-needed technology. Luckily Stanley overcame his unknown sickness and was released from the hospital on the 12th of May 1917. Stanley left the war scene on the 21st of January 1918 when he took legal leave. Stanley spent 20 days on leave, away from the action, before he re-joined from leave on the 10th of February 1918. Leaves were periods when a soldier was allowed to leave the war scene for a few weeks and relax before returning to war.
During this period, Stanley was also wounded. on 6th October 1917, while fighting near Ypres, Stanley was gassed. He was away from his unit for two months, passing through a variety of hospitals, before returning on 19th December.
Stanley stayed with his battalion and continued to fight for another 11 months. During this time Stanley went off to fight in the battle of Amiens with the rest of his battalion for which they came out victorious. The battle of Amiens was the start of a period called the 100-day offensive for which the allies went on the offensive for 100 days which some think ended the war. Stanley then went off on another legal leave for the second time on the 7th of January 1919. He stayed away from the action for one month. After a month away from the war, Stanley joined back for the final time. Stanley and his battalion weren’t present in any battles during this month-long period. On the 16th of June 1919, Stanley arrived back home after the long journey back from the United Kingdom. Stanley went on to live for another 50 years and he died on the 9th of September 1969. Stanley died at the age of about 73.