William Robert EVANS

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Service Numbers:	2646, 2646A
Enlisted:	19 July 1915, Place of enlistment - Colac, Victoria
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	7th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Colac, Victoria, Australia, 17 March 1880
Home Town:	Colac, Colac-Otway, Victoria
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Labourer
Died:	Died of wounds, France, 23 September 1917, aged 37 years
Cemetery:	Bois-Guillaume Communal Cemetery Extension Row B, Grave 27B
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Colac Soldier's Memorial

19 Jul 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2646, 22nd Infantry Battalion, Place of enlistment - Colac, Victoria
27 Oct 1915:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 2646, 22nd Infantry Battalion, Embarked on HMAT 'A38' Ulysses from Melbourne on 27th October 1915.
23 Sep 1917:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2646A, 7th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 2646A awm_unit: 7 Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1917-09-23

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