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EVANS, George Edward
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 1713 |
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| Enlisted: | 29 May 1915, Liverpool, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 20th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Norfolk Island, Australia , 27 June 1897 |
| Home Town: | Norfolk Island, Norfolk Island, Australian Territory, Norfolk Island |
| Schooling: | Norfolk Island |
| Occupation: | Farm Hand |
| Died: | Killed In Action, near Zonnebeke, Belgium, 8 October 1917, aged 20 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" |
| Memorials: | Menin Gate Memorial (Commonwealth Memorial to the Missing of the Ypres Salient), Norfolk Island Cenotaph, Norfolk Island RSL Roll of Honour, Norfolk Island Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 29 May 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1713, 20th Infantry Battalion, Liverpool, NSW | |
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| 22 Aug 1916: | Involvement Private, 1713, 20th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '13' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Wiltshire embarkation_ship_number: A18 public_note: '' | |
| 22 Aug 1916: | Embarked Private, 1713, 20th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Wiltshire, Sydney |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of John Fuler EVANS and Bessie R nee QUINTAL
EVANS.—In loving memory of my dear brother and brother-in-law, Private George Edward Evans, killed in action between tho 27th and 29th July, 1916; also our dear brother. Private A. W. Evans, killed in action on the 4th October, 1917.
Victory must be with the Allies,
To all these words seem nice;
But, oh, the sad, sad hearts of those
Whose loved ones paid the price.
—Inserted by his loving brother, Ernie (returned Anzac), and sister-in-law, Mrs. E. Evans.
Biography contributed by Peter Rankin
He enlisted under the alias of George Evans Hill.