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EVANS, Henry George
Personal Details
| Service Number: | SX3848 |
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| Enlisted: | 29 May 1940, Wayville, SA |
| Last Rank: | Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | 2nd/27th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Port Adelaide, SA, 21 August 1901 |
| Home Town: | Solomontown, Port Pirie, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Balaklava Public School |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | 9 May 1988, aged 86 years, cause of death not yet discovered, place of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Port Pirie General Cemetery, South Australia War Section |
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Service History
World War 2 Service
| 29 May 1940: | Involvement Sergeant, SX3848, 27th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 29 May 1940: | Enlisted Wayville, SA | |
| 29 May 1940: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Sergeant, SX3848, 2nd/27th Infantry Battalion | |
| 14 Nov 1945: | Discharged | |
| 14 Nov 1945: | Discharged Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Sergeant, SX3848, 2nd/27th Infantry Battalion |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of John M EVANS of Balaklava and now Croydon, SA. Henry was married with four children and resided at 39 King Street, Solomontown when he enlisted. Educated at Balaklava Public School, he played football for St. Mark's Team, Port Pirie. In civil life he was employed as a labourer at the B.H.A. Smelters, Port Pirie. He enlisted in May 1940 at saw action in the Middle East, Palestine, Egypt and the Syrian Campaign. Two brothers Bill and Jim Evans fought in the Great War.
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