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EVANS, Vincent Barker

Service Number:	3028
Enlisted:	15 July 1915
Last Rank:	Corporal
Last Unit:	7th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Wallaroo, South Australia, date not yet discovered
Home Town:	Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria
Schooling:	Mading Public School, South Australia
Occupation:	Horse Trainer
Died:	Killed in Action, Belgium, 21 September 1917, age not yet discovered
Cemetery:	No known grave - "Known Unto God"
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour

World War 1 Service

15 Jul 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3028, 7th Infantry Battalion
29 Sep 1915:	Involvement Private, 3028, 7th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: RMS Osterley embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: ''
29 Sep 1915:	Embarked Private, 3028, 7th Infantry Battalion, RMS Osterley, Melbourne
1 Aug 1916:	Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 7th Infantry Battalion
27 Oct 1916:	Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, 7th Infantry Battalion

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Biography contributed by VWM Australia

Enlisted and served under alias Pyke EVANS