George Alphonsus BEVAN

BEVAN, George Alphonsus

Service Numbers: 4636, 4973
Enlisted: Not yet discovered
Last Rank: Private
Last Unit: 5th Infantry Battalion
Born: Leongatha, Victoria, Australia, 4 July 1898
Home Town: Leongatha, South Gippsland, Victoria
Schooling: St Vincent de Paul's Boys' Orphanage School, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Occupation: Farmer
Died: Killed in Action, France, 19 July 1916, aged 18 years
Cemetery: No known grave - "Known Unto God"
Memorials: Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, V.C. Corner Australian Cemetery Memorial
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World War 1 Service

2 Jun 1915: Involvement Private, 4636, 3rd Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '1' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Botanist embarkation_ship_number: A59 public_note: ''
2 Jun 1915: Embarked Private, 4636, 3rd Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Botanist, Adelaide
7 Mar 1916: Involvement Private, 4973, 5th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Wiltshire embarkation_ship_number: A18 public_note: ''
7 Mar 1916: Embarked Private, 4973, 5th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Wiltshire, Melbourne
Date unknown: Involvement Australian Army (Post WW2), Private, 4973, 59th Infantry Battalion

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Biography contributed by Geoffrey Gillon

He was 19 and the son of John William and Alice Bevan.