EVANS, Murdock Godfrey
| Service Number: | 3309 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 9 July 1915, Cadets |
| Last Rank: | Lance Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 45th Infantry Battalion (WW1) |
| Born: | Heathcote, Victoria, Australia, June 1895 |
| Home Town: | Heathcote, Sutherland Shire, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | GSW wrist & groin,, Royal Victoria Hospital, Netley, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom, 24 June 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
Netley Military Cemetery, Hampshire, England Row N, Grave 391, Netley Military Cemetery, Netley, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
| 9 Jul 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3309, 13th Infantry Battalion, Cadets | |
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| 12 Oct 1915: | Involvement Private, 3309, 13th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Port Lincoln embarkation_ship_number: A17 public_note: '' | |
| 12 Oct 1915: | Embarked Private, 3309, 13th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Port Lincoln, Sydney | |
| 4 Mar 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 45th Infantry Battalion (WW1) | |
| 7 Jun 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 3309, 45th Infantry Battalion (WW1), Battle of Messines, GSW to groin and abdomen DOW, England | |
| 24 Jun 1917: | Involvement Lance Corporal, 3309, 45th Infantry Battalion (WW1), --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 3309 awm_unit: 45 Battalion awm_rank: Lance Corporal awm_died_date: 1917-06-24 |
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The summary below was completed by Cathy Sedgwick – Facebook “WW1 Australian War Graves in England/UK/Scotland/Ireland
Died on this date – 24th June.... Murdoch Godfrey Evans was born at Heathcote, Victoria in 1896. He enlisted in the Australian Imperial Force (A.I.F.) on 19th July, 1915 as a 20 year old, single, Labourer from Heathcote, NSW (address as per Embarkation Roll).
Private Evans embarked from Sydney, NSW on HMAT Port Lincoln (A17) on 12th October, 1915 with the 4th Infantry Brigade, 13th Infantry Battalion, 11th Reinforcements. He was transferred to 45th Battalion & joined them on 6th March, 1916.
Private Evans was admitted to Hospital at Tel-el-Kebir on 14th March, 1916 with Venereal disease then transferred to hospital at Abbassia with Mumps. He was discharged to Details at Tel-el-Kebir on 22nd April, 1916.
Private Evans embarked from Alexandria on Huntspill on 7th June, 1916 & disembarked at Marseilles, France on 14th June, 1916.
Private Evans was a written up on 2nd November, 1916 in the Field for being Absent from Tattoo & being in Armiens (as listed in Service Record file), a prohibited town, without permission. He was awarded 14 days F.P. No. 2 (Field Punishment).
Private Murdoch Godfrey Evans was wounded in action on 7th June, 1917. He was admitted to Hospital at Rouen on 9th June, 1917 with gunshot wounds to groin, left hand & left wrist & was transferred to England on the Hospital Ship Aberdonian on 12th June, 1917 where he was admitted to Royal Victoria Hospital, Netley, Hampshire.
Lance Corporal Murdoch Godfrey Evans died in the afternoon of 24th June, 1917 at Royal Victoria Hospital, Netley, Hampshire, England from wounds received in action in France – Gunshot wounds to wrist & groin.
He was buried in Netley Military Cemetery, Hampshire, England where 49 other WW1 Australian War Graves are located.
(There is no mention in Service Record file of when he was promoted to Lance Corporal)
(The above is a summary of my research. The full research can be found by following the link below)
https://ww1austburialsuk.weebly.com/a---j.html
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