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EVANS, William Weston
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 9448 |
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| Enlisted: | 28 December 1915, Toowoomba, Queensland |
| Last Rank: | Lance Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 11th Field Company Engineers |
| Born: | Toowoomba, Queensland, 27 March 1887 |
| Home Town: | Dalby, Western Downs, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Line repairer |
| Died: | Queensland, 14 December 1939, aged 52 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
| Memorials: | Toowoomba Roll of Honour WW1 |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 28 Dec 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 9448, Toowoomba, Queensland | |
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| 31 May 1916: | Involvement Sapper, 9448, 11th Field Company Engineers, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '5' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Suevic embarkation_ship_number: A29 public_note: '' | |
| 31 May 1916: | Embarked Sapper, 9448, 11th Field Company Engineers, HMAT Suevic, Adelaide | |
| 7 Jun 1917: | Honoured Military Medal, Battle of Messines, For conspicuous services rendered... | |
| 10 Apr 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 9448, 11th Field Company Engineers |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Paul Widdup
Son of George Edwin Charles Evans and Elizabeth (nee Mitchell)
Awarded the Military Medal (www.awm.gov.au)... The 11th Field Company Engineers daily reports reads;
"Pack Mules were successfully used independently used by the company and a little later for transport to forward jobs. Driver AA Paget received Military medal for good work with the pack train, while 2nd Corporal CC Jones and Lance Corporal WW Evans were similarly rewarded for devotion for duty with the sappers." - This was during the battle of Messines
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