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EVANS, Joseph Guy
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 6007 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 7 October 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 39th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | St Marys, Tasmania, Australia, 19 June 1893 |
| Home Town: | Weldborough, Break O'Day, Tasmania |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | Killed in action, Messines, Belgium, 7 June 1917, aged 23 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres, Flanders, Belgium |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 7 Oct 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 6007, 5th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 28 Jul 1916: | Involvement Private, 6007, 5th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Themistocles embarkation_ship_number: A32 public_note: '' | |
| 28 Jul 1916: | Embarked Private, 6007, 5th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Themistocles, Melbourne | |
| 7 Jun 1917: | Involvement Private, 6007, 39th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 6007 awm_unit: 39th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1917-06-07 |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Stephen Brooks
Joseph Guy Evans was the only son of George and Ellen Evans of Weldborough, Tasmania. He was born in St Marys some fifty kilometres away. He was first reported wounded at Messines in June 1917, then missing, until his death was confirmed during April 1918.
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