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EVANS, Abraham
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 425 |
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| Enlisted: | 18 August 1914, Enlisted at Essendon, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 7th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 1889 |
| Home Town: | Ascot Vale, Melbourne, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 25 April 1915 |
| Cemetery: |
No.2 Outpost Cemetery, Gallipoli, Turkey Special Memorial, Grave 22 Headstone inscription reads: Their glory shall not be blotted out Commemorated on the Roll of Honour at the Essendon Rowing club, No 2 Outpost Cemetery, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Essendon High School HR, Footscray Employees of Michaelis Hallenstein & Co. Pty. Ltd. |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 18 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 425, 7th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Essendon, Victoria | |
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| 19 Oct 1914: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 425, 7th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Hororata embarkation_ship_number: A20 public_note: '' | |
| 12 Apr 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 425, 7th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, KIA North Beach |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Henry Burr Evans and Elizabeth Evans of 80 South Street, Ascot Vale, Victoria. Later of Moonee Ponds. Elizabeth raised the children as a sole parent after Henry deserted
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
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