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EVANS, John Colvin
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 215 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 10 February 1915, Enlisted Liverpool, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | 19th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Borenore, New South Wales, Australia, 1893 |
| Home Town: | Sydney, City of Sydney, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Fort Street Model School, Sydney |
| Occupation: | Clerk |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Belgium, 9 October 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres, Flanders, Belgium |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Melbourne Bank of Australasia Roll of Honour WW1, Orange "Fallen of Orange" Memorial Banners, Orange & District 1914-1918 Addendum Honour Roll, Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 10 Feb 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 215, 19th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted Liverpool, NSW | |
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| 25 Jun 1915: | Involvement Lance Corporal, 215, 19th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '13' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ceramic embarkation_ship_number: A40 public_note: '' | |
| 25 Jun 1915: | Embarked Lance Corporal, 215, 19th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ceramic, Melbourne | |
| 9 Oct 1917: | Involvement Sergeant, 215, 19th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 215 awm_unit: 19 Battalion awm_rank: Sergeant awm_died_date: 1917-10-09 |
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