Hector Norman MCEVOY

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Service Numbers:	1961, 1961A
Enlisted:	15 June 1915, Enlisted at Liverpool, NSW
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	18th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 1896
Home Town:	Marrickville, Marrickville, New South Wales
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Carpenter
Died:	Died of wounds, 17th General Hospital, Alexandria, Egypt, 17 December 1915
Cemetery:	Alexandria (Chatby) Military and War Memorial Cemetery Row C, Grave 102 Chaplain F.H. Durnford officiated Headstone inscription reads: The Lord gave and the Lord hath taken away, Chatby Military and War Memorial Cemetery, Alexandria, Egypt
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour

15 Jun 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1961, 19th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Liverpool, NSW
9 Aug 1915:	Involvement Private, 1961, 19th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '13' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Runic embarkation_ship_number: A54 public_note: ''
9 Aug 1915:	Embarked Private, 1961, 19th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Runic, Sydney
29 Oct 1915:	Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 18th Infantry Battalion, Transferred from the 19th Battalion
3 Dec 1915:	Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 1961, 18th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, Gunshot wound to the chest and left arm and invalided to Alexandria on 10 December 1915 on board HS Dongola
17 Dec 1915:	Involvement Private, 1961A, 18th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 1961A awm_unit: 18 Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1915-12-17

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Son of Hugh and Mary EMily McEvoy of 'Esmeralda', Tamar Street, Marrickville, NSW

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

Apprenticed to R. Wall & Sons of Sydney for over 4 years

Also served in the Militia and Senior Cadets