REES, Evan Leslie
| Service Number: | 889 |
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| Enlisted: | 4 January 1916, Brisbane, Qld. |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 3rd Pioneer Battalion |
| Born: | Brisbane, Qld., 20 May 1893 |
| Home Town: | Coorparoo, Brisbane, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Coorparoo State School |
| Occupation: | Bricklayer |
| Died: | Brisbane, Qld., 4 September 1930, aged 37 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Balmoral Cemetery, Qld |
| Memorials: | Coorparoo Roll of Honor, Coorparoo State School Honour Roll |
World War 1 Service
| 4 Jan 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 889, 3rd Pioneer Battalion, Brisbane, Qld. | |
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| 6 Jun 1916: | Involvement Private, 889, 3rd Pioneer Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '5' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Wandilla embarkation_ship_number: A62 public_note: '' | |
| 6 Jun 1916: | Embarked Private, 889, 3rd Pioneer Battalion, HMAT Wandilla, Melbourne |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of Thomas REES and Elizabeth nee MOYNAN
Husband of Francis Linan (known as Lillian) REES nee MAYNARD, Rees Avenue, Coorparoo, South Brisbane, Queensland
Mr. Evan Leslie Rees, one of Brisbane's successful master builders, died yesterday. He was a son of the late Mr. Tom Rees (a former Mayor of Brisbane, and a contractor). Mr. E. L. Rees, was in partnership with his brother Joseph, and together they built many of Brisbane's newer buildings, including the second portion of the Municipal. Buildings in Eagle Street (Ryan House), Atcherley House, Brisbane Arcade, the Queen Street section of the Regent Theatre, and "The Worker" Newspaper offices. He was 37 years old. He leaves a widow, son and daughter. Mr. George Rees, well-known In motoring and bowling circles, is a brother.
The late Mr. Rees was actively associated with yachting and frequently cruised in Moreton Bay in his motor-boat The Valma. The funeral will leave his late residence, Shakespeare Street, Coorparoo, at 1 o'olock this afternoon for the Bulimba cemetery.
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