EVANS, Henry George
| Service Number: | 370 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 6th Queensland Imperial Bushmen |
| Born: | Dorset, England, United Kingdom, 1867 |
| Home Town: | Hamilton, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Died: | Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, 22 July 1960, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Lutwyche Cemetery, Brisbane, Qld Plott: MONUMENTAL-3-4-37 |
| Memorials: |
Boer War Service
| 1 Oct 1899: | Involvement Private, 370 | |
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| 4 Apr 1901: | Embarked Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Private, 370, 6th Queensland Imperial Bushmen, AWM Boer War Unit Details, Murray p. 506 notes 6th QIB embarked at Pinkenba 4 Apr 1901 aboard Victoria arriving Cape Town 2 May 1901. | |
| 12 Jun 1902: | Discharged Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Private, 370, 6th Queensland Imperial Bushmen, Qld State Archives- Boer War Service Paybooks 6th QIB, Bk 2 p. 149, notes returned to Australia aboard Aurania arriving Brisbane 5 Jun 1902, discharged 12 Jun 1902. |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Claude McKelvey
When Henry George Evans enlisted in 1901 in the 6th QIB and his details were published with the rank and file in The Queenslander, 13 Apr 1901, he noted his N.O.K. as Henry Parker, Cnr. Kent St. and Racecourse Rd., Hamilton. In the original Nominal Roll for the 6th Queensland Imperial Bushmen Contingent, held by National Archives, it is noted his N.O.K. was his uncle, Henry Parker.
In the Boer War Service Paybooks for the 6th QIB, Bk 2 p. 149, it is noted he directed part of his pay to Miss L. Parker, Cnr. Kent St. and Racecourse Rd., Hamilton. After his return from the Boer war he married Louisa Parker, youngest daughter of Henry Parker, on 11 Feb 1903 at Hamilton, Brisbane. In their marriage notice in The Telegraph, 12 Feb 1903, it states Henry was the third son of Mr John Evans of Sherbourne, Dorset, England.
Henry George Evans was born in about 1876 in England, a son to John Evans and Elizabeth Parker.
(source- AWM Boer War Nominal Roll, Murray p. 517; National Archives Australia- B 5172 Nominal Roll of 6th Queensland Imperial Bushmen Contingent Queensland Defence Force for service in South Africa, p. 5; Qld State Archives- Boer War Service Paybooks 6th QIB, Bk 2 p. 149).
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