EVANS, Charles Shillaber
| Service Number: | 3836 |
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| Enlisted: | 5 August 1915, Cootamundra, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | 18th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Cowra, New South Wales, Australia, 30 September 1893 |
| Home Town: | Ashfield, Ashfield, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Cowra Public School, New South Wales, Australia |
| Occupation: | Bank Clerk |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 3 May 1917, aged 23 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Bank of New South Wales Roll of Honour Book, Cowra & District Great War Honor Roll, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France), Wagga Wagga Cenotaph |
World War 1 Service
| 5 Aug 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Sergeant, 3836, 18th Infantry Battalion, Cootamundra, NSW | |
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| 20 Jan 1916: | Involvement 3836, 18th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '12' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Runic embarkation_ship_number: A54 public_note: '' | |
| 20 Jan 1916: | Embarked 3836, 18th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Runic, Sydney | |
| 3 May 1917: | Involvement Sergeant, 3836, 18th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 3836 awm_unit: 18 Battalion awm_rank: Sergeant awm_died_date: 1917-05-03 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of James Thomas & Elizabeth Ann EVANS Of Ashfield, Sydney, NSW
CHARLES SHILLABER EVANS was the son of Mr. James Thomas Evans, Manager of the Bank of New South Wales at Ashfield, Sydney, and Mrs. Elizabeth Ann Evans. He was born at Cowra on 30th September, 1893, and educated in the same town. He joined the service of the Bank on 28th March, 1910, at Young, and was subsequently transferred in February, 1912, to Cootamundra as ledger-keeper, and in May, 1914, to Wagga Wagga in the same capacity.
He enlisted on 26th August, 1915, and embarked for Egypt in the following January, eventually arriving in France in May of the same year. Three months later he was wounded by shrapnel, and shortly afterwards was promoted to the rank of lance-corporal in September and of corporal in November. On 18th February, 1917, he received his sergeant’s stripes. He did not long survive his last promotion, being killed in action at the Battle of Bullecourt on 3rd May, 1917. All his promotions had been made on the field. - source Bank of NSW Roll of Honour
SERGT. CHARLES EVANS.
Expressions of sincere regret were heard upon all sides on Saturday last at the news that the above sterling young Australian had been killed in action. Some weeks ago Sergt. Evans was reported missing, and the hope was entertained by many that he was a prisoner of war. However, such was not to be, and he has given " his life—his all " in defence of home and country, as many of his mates have done. Deceased was the only son of Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Evans, of Ashfield, who, together with the Misses Evans, are assured of the sincere sympathy of the whole of the residents of Cowra and district in their great grief. " Charlie" was a general favorite in Cowra, where he spent his school days. When he enlisted he was on the staff of the Cootamundra branch of the Bank of New South Wales as Ledger Keeper. In May 1914 in Wagga Wagga in the same capacity.
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