EVANS, Alfred William
| Service Number: | 1895 |
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| Enlisted: | 17 June 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 22nd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Collingwood, Victoria, Australia, 1893 |
| Home Town: | Abbotsford, Boroondara, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Belgium, 4 October 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres, Flanders, Belgium |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Menin Gate Memorial (Commonwealth Memorial to the Missing of the Ypres Salient) |
World War 1 Service
| 17 Jun 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1895, 22nd Infantry Battalion | |
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| 26 Aug 1915: | Involvement Private, 1895, 22nd Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '14' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Anchises embarkation_ship_number: A68 public_note: '' | |
| 26 Aug 1915: | Embarked Private, 1895, 22nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Anchises, Melbourne |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Stephen Brooks
Alfred was the son of Isaac and Ellen Mary Evans. His mother lived at Abbotsford, Victoria, when he enlisted. She had a son from a prior marriage, 3812 Pte. George Edward Evans, 24th Battalion AIF, who was killed in action at Pozieres on the 29 July 1916, aged 32.
Alfred Evans was evacuated wounded in action from Pozieres 27 July 1916 with shell shock. He returned to his unit late August 1916. He was seen by another soldier to have been killed by a shell blast on 4 October 1917 in Belgium.
Another brother 218 Private Ernest Walter Evans 7th Battalion, enlisted in 1914 and served at the Anzac landing. He was returned to Australia with shell shock during early 1916.