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EVANS, William
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 653 |
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| Enlisted: | 20 September 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 1st Remount Unit (AIF) |
| Born: | Unley, South Australia, 25 October 1867 |
| Home Town: | Torrensville, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Driver |
| Died: | Illness, Adelaide, South Australia, 6 March 1917, aged 49 years |
| Cemetery: |
West Terrace Cemetery (General) Adelaide, South Australia |
| Memorials: | Adelaide National War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 20 Sep 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 653, 1st Remount Unit (AIF) | |
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| 12 Nov 1915: | Involvement Private, 653, 1st Remount Unit (AIF), --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '24' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Orsova embarkation_ship_number: A67 public_note: '' | |
| 12 Nov 1915: | Embarked Private, 653, 1st Remount Unit (AIF), HMAT Orsova, Melbourne | |
| 6 Mar 1917: | Involvement Private, 653, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 653 awm_unit: 1st Australian Remount Unit awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1917-03-06 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Heather Ernszt
Driver William EVANS was the son of John EVANS and Selina TRUMAN and was born in the Adelaide suburb of Unley in 1867.
In 1894 he married Annie GARDINER and together they had 8 children.
Private William EVANS returned to Australia and was discharged as medically unfit. He died on the 6th March 1917 in Adelaide and ws buried in the West Terrace Cemetery War Graves section.
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