EVANS, Benjamin Noel
| Service Numbers: | NX113812, N202908 |
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| Enlisted: | 27 July 1942 |
| Last Rank: | Trooper |
| Last Unit: | 1 Armoured Training Regiment |
| Born: | Narrabri, West, NSW, 15 November 1920 |
| Home Town: | Narrandera, Narrandera, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Died: | Accidental firing of 3-inch Howitzer Tank, near Southport, Qld., Australia, 14 March 1945, aged 24 years |
| Cemetery: |
Lutwyche Cemetery, Brisbane, Qld ANZ 7 74 8, Lutwyche Cemetery, Lutwyche, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Narrandera WW2 War Memorial |
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Trooper, NX113812 | |
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| 27 Jul 1942: | Enlisted Trooper, N202908, 1 Armoured Training Regiment |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of Rowland Hill Evans and Louisa Evans of Narrandera, New South Wales.
BRISBANE, Thursday.-
Trooper Harry Matthews, of an Australian armoured regiment, was charged at a court-martial to day with the manslaughter of two soldiers during training exercises near Southport last March. He was also charged with conduct
prejudicial to good order and military discipline. The two soldiers who were killed were Trooper John Merrick McNamee and Trooper Benjamin Noel Evans. Trooper George McAllister Cfn, John Denis Kildea, and Matthews were
injured. According to the charges,Matthews negligently pressed the trigger of a 3-lnch howitzer of a tank without first ensuring that the bore was clear. Matthews pleaded not, guilty to both charges.
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