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EVANS, Gainsford Wilton
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 7114 |
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| Enlisted: | 10 November 1916, Sydney, New South Wales |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 13th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Bega, New South Wales, Australia, 28 November 1893 |
| Home Town: | Balmain, Leichhardt, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Balmain Public School, New South Wales, Australia |
| Occupation: | Coal labourer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Villers-Bretonneux, France, 11 April 1918, aged 24 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 10 Nov 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 7114, 13th Infantry Battalion, Sydney, New South Wales | |
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| 25 Nov 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 7114, 13th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Beltana embarkation_ship_number: A72 public_note: '' | |
| 25 Nov 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 7114, 13th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Beltana, Sydney | |
| 11 Apr 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 7114, 13th Infantry Battalion, German Spring Offensive 1918 |
Personal Stories
Wilton Gainsford Evans
Wilton Gainsford Evans was the youngest and tenth child of Walter Glendower and Sarah Evans. On enlistment he as assigned to the 13th Battalion of the Australian Infantry Forces, and left Australia on the "Beltana" on the 25th November 1916. He was killed in action at Villers-Bretonneux on 4th April 1918. He has no known grave but listed on memorial panel 69 of the Villers-Bretonneux memorial. Walter and Sarah were informed of his death in mid May of 1918. His personal effects were never returned to them, being on the ship "Barunga" - sunk by the enemy on the way back to Australia, with the loss of all cargo.
Submitted 25 October 2014 by Jan Pfitzner
Biography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of Walter Glendower and Sarah EVANS
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