Benjamin Joseph EVANS

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EVANS, Benjamin Joseph

Service Number:	3143
Enlisted:	3 August 1915, Seymour, Vic.
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	58th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Port Fairy, Victoria, Australia, 1 August 1893
Home Town:	Port Fairy, Moyne, Victoria
Schooling:	Port Fairy State School, Victoria, Australia
Occupation:	Fisherman
Died:	Killed in Action, France, 4 February 1917, aged 23 years
Cemetery:	Bancourt British Cemetery Plot V, Row J, Grave No. 2,
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Port Fairy School Roll of Honor, Port Fairy St. John's Anglican Church "Evans" Memorial Plaque, Port Fairy St. John's Anglican Church Roll of Honor WW1, Port Fairy War Memorial

World War 1 Service

3 Aug 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3143, 5th Infantry Battalion, Seymour, Vic.
29 Sep 1915:	Involvement Private, 3143, 5th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: RMS Osterley embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: ''
29 Sep 1915:	Embarked Private, 3143, 5th Infantry Battalion, RMS Osterley, Melbourne
15 Mar 1916:	Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 58th Infantry Battalion, Egypt
19 Jul 1916:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 3143, 58th Infantry Battalion, Fromelles (Fleurbaix)
4 Feb 1917:	Involvement Private, 3143, 58th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 3143 awm_unit: 58th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1917-02-04

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Biography contributed by Faithe Jones

Son of Joseph and Emily Evans, of Gipps St., Port Fairy, Victoria, Australia.

IN MEMORY OF THE BELOVED SON OF J. & E. EVANS PORT FAIRY, VIC., AUST.

A cable was received on Thursday evening announcing that Private B.J. Evans was killed in action on the 4th February. Private Evans was the second son of Mr. Joseph Evans of Port Fairy. His older brother is also at the front. He was a member of the Port Fairy Oddfellows' Lodge and is the first member lost on active service.

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