Douglas EVANS MM CdG Update Details

Badge Number: Z5029, Sub Branch: Stirling
Z5029

EVANS, Douglas

Service Number: 1912
Enlisted: 1 April 1916
Last Rank: Sergeant
Last Unit: 48th Infantry Battalion
Born: Upper Sturt, 14 January 1887
Home Town: Upper Sturt, Adelaide Hills, South Australia
Schooling: Not yet discovered
Occupation: Not yet discovered
Died: 30 April 1959, aged 72 years, cause of death not yet discovered, place of death not yet discovered
Cemetery: Centennial Park Cemetery, South Australia
Memorials: District of Upper Sturt Methodist Church Honour Board, District of Upper Sturt Methodist Church Honour Roll
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World War 1 Service

1 Apr 1916: Enlisted
13 Jul 1916: Involvement Private, 1912, 48th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '19' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Seang Bee embarkation_ship_number: A48 public_note: ''
13 Jul 1916: Embarked Private, 1912, 48th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Seang Bee, Adelaide
11 Nov 1918: Involvement Sergeant, 1912, 48th Infantry Battalion

World War 2 Service

11 Apr 1942: Enlisted Adelaide, SA

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Biography contributed by Kathleen Bambridge

Douglas Evans was awarded his Military Medal by General Birdwood (UK) while he was visiting Adelaide on 6 March