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EVANS, Edward Young
Personal Details
Service Number: | 3478 |
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Enlisted: | 1 May 1917, Royal Agricultural Society Showground, Sydney, NSW |
Last Rank: | Private |
Last Unit: | 7th Light Horse Regiment |
Born: | Norfolk Island, NSW, 8 April 1895 |
Home Town: | Norfolk Island, New South Wales, Norfolk Island |
Schooling: | Norfolk Island |
Occupation: | Horse Breaker |
Died: | Norfolk Island, NSW, 22 November 1972, aged 77 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
Cemetery: |
Norfolk Island Cemetery, Kingston, Norfolk Island |
Memorials: | Norfolk Island Cenotaph, Norfolk Island RSL Roll of Honour, Norfolk Island Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
1 May 1917: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3478, 7th Light Horse Regiment, Royal Agricultural Society Showground, Sydney, NSW | |
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2 Nov 1917: | Involvement Private, 3478, 7th Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '2' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Commonwealth embarkation_ship_number: A73 public_note: '' | |
2 Nov 1917: | Embarked Private, 3478, 7th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Commonwealth, Melbourne |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of George Rowland St Clair EVANS and Emily Evangaline nee BUFFETT of The Cascades, Norfolk Island
Edward had several occupation over the years - Farmer, ownded and operated a sawmill, Carpenter and Seed Merchant.
Married Ivy Chloride nee WILCOX
Two Children