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EVANS, John Ankers
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | Not yet discovered |
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| Enlisted: | 31 August 1914 |
| Last Rank: | Lieutenant |
| Last Unit: | 12th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | 7 October 1880, place not yet discovered |
| Home Town: | East Perth, Perth Water, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Secondary School Scholarship |
| Occupation: | Civil Servant |
| Died: | 11 May 1948, aged 67 years, cause of death not yet discovered, place of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
| Memorials: | Lindisfarne Officers of the 12th Battalion Pictorial Honour Roll, Royal Mint Perth Branch Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 31 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, 12th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 2 Nov 1914: | Involvement 12th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Medic embarkation_ship_number: A7 public_note: '' | |
| 2 Nov 1914: | Embarked 12th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Medic, Fremantle | |
| 1 Feb 1915: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 12th Infantry Battalion | |
| 30 Apr 1915: | Wounded AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 12th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, GSW thigh Also slightly wounded on 25/4/1915 | |
| 5 May 1917: | Discharged AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 12th Infantry Battalion, Medically unfit for duty due to wound suffered on Gallipoli |
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