EVANS, Robert Parker
| Service Number: | 2138 |
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| Enlisted: | 28 September 1912 |
| Last Rank: | Leading Seaman |
| Last Unit: | HMAS Australia (I) WW1 |
| Born: | Brookvale, Manly, New South Wales, Australia, 4 June 1896 |
| Home Town: | Manly, Manly Vale, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Sailor, R.A.N. |
| Died: | Pneumonia, Military Hospital, Burford, Oxfordshire, England, 20 January 1919, aged 22 years |
| Cemetery: |
Tidworth Military Cemetery, England C. 228 |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Crib Point RAN WW1 Roll of Honour (Panel 2) |
World War 2 Service
| 28 Sep 1912: | Enlisted 2138 |
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World War 1 Service
| Date unknown: | Involvement Leading Seaman, 2138, HMAS Australia (I) WW1 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Karen Standen
On Active Service.
EVANS. — Died of influenza at Australian Hospital, Bulford, Wiltshire, England, Leading Seaman Robert Parker Evans, of H.M.A.S. Australia, January 20, 1919, aged 23. Deeply regretted by the Royal Australian Navy, of which he was a very promising member.
The Sydney Morning Herald, 06 Feb 1919. (nla.gov.au) (nla.gov.au)
Biography contributed by Evan Evans
The summary below was completed by Cathy Sedgwick – Facebook “WW1 Australian War Graves in England/UK/Scotland/Ireland
Died on this date – 20th January…… Robert Parker Evans was born on 4th June, 1896 at Brookvale, Manly, New South Wales.
On 28th September, 1912, Robert Parker Evans joined the Royal Australian Navy for a period of 7 years. He was aged of 16.
Boy 2nd Class Robert Parker Evans joined HMAS “Tingira” (a training ship) on 28th September, 1912 with an Official number of 2138. He was promoted to Boy 1st Class on 16th July, 1912.
Boy 1st Class Robert Parker Evans was transferred to HMAS Australia on 15th October, 1913. He was promoted to Ordinary Seaman II on 13th November, 1913 then Ordinary Seaman on 4th June, 1914.
Ordinary Seaman Robert Parker Evans was promoted to Able Seaman on 18th August, 1915 while still serving in HMAS Australia. He was promoted to Leading Seaman on 26th September, 1917.
On 4th December, 1918 Leading Seaman Robert Parker Evans was transferred to London Depot.
He married Beatrice Elizabeth Jones on 19th December, 1918 in Cardiff, Wales.
Leading Seaman Robert Parker Evans died on 20th January, 1919 at Military Hospital, Bulford, Wiltshire, England from Pneumonia.
He was buried in Tidworth Military Cemetery, Wiltshire, England where 172 other WW1 Australian War Graves are located.
Inscription reads:
God Will Link The Broken Chain
Dear Son When We Meet Again
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