EVANS, Matthew Lance
| Service Number: | 7006 |
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| Enlisted: | 18 October 1916, Melbourne, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Lance Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 14th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Clifton Hill, Victoria, 1895 |
| Home Town: | South Melbourne, Port Phillip, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Spensley Street State School |
| Occupation: | Picture framer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 18 September 1918 |
| Cemetery: |
Bellicourt British Cemetery Bellicourt British Cemetery, Bellicourt, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, South Melbourne Great War Roll of Honor |
World War 1 Service
| 18 Oct 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 7006, Melbourne, Victoria | |
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| 16 Dec 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 7006, 14th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Medic embarkation_ship_number: A7 public_note: '' | |
| 16 Dec 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 7006, 14th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Medic, Melbourne | |
| 18 Sep 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 7006, 14th Infantry Battalion, "The Last Hundred Days", --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 7006 awm_unit: 14 Battalion awm_rank: Lance Corporal awm_died_date: 1918-09-18 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Jess Hicks
"EVANS.— Killed in action, France, 19/9/18, Lance-Corporal M. L. Evans, 14th Battalion, A.I.F., eldest son of Mr. and Mrs. L. H. Evans, 302A Park street, South Melbourne, brother of Mrs. L. Shattell, Eva, Clarice, Myrtle, Olive, and Una Evans.
Absent from the body, present with the Lord. — (Father.)
EVANS.— A tribute of love to the memory of my dear friend, L.-Cpl. M. L. Evans (Mat), killed in action, 19th September, 1918.
He was-but words fail to say what;
think what a man ought to be, and he was that. — (Lily Johnston, Port Melbourne.)" - from the Melbourne Argus 09 Oct 1918 (nla.gov.au)
"EVANS.- A tribute of love to the memory of our dear nephew, L.-Corporal M. L. Evans, killed in action, in France, 10th September, 1918. (Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Clark, Kerford street, E. Malvern)." - from the Melbourne Argus 10 Oct 1918 (nla.gov.au)
"EVANS.- A tribute to the memory of my oldLine 3.9.0 schoolmate and friend, L.-Cpl. M. L. Evans, killed in action in France, September 19, 1918.
He lived a noble life; he died a noble death. - (H. A. White, 285 Danks street, Middle Park.)" - from the Melbourne Argus 12 oct 1918 (nla.gov.au)
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