~~~~~Private Ernest EVANS, Australian Imperial Force, AIF, The Great War.~~~~~~~~~
Regimental number:--- 6508 accorded to 16th Battalion, 21st Reinforcement.
Religion:--- Church of England
Civil employment:--- Railway Employee
Marital status:--- Single
Home Town:--- Shackleton, Bruce Rock, Western Australia
Next of kin:--- Brother, Mr John Evans, Wilga, Western Australia.
Attested into AIF:--- 14th April 1916 in Merredin, Western Australia.
Age on enlistment:--- 25 years and 5 months.
Final Rank:--- Private
Final Unit:--- 16th Australian Infantry Battalion, AIF.
Embarked from:--- Fremantle, Western Australia, aboard HMAT A23 Suffolk, 13th October 1916.
Fate:--- Killed in Action, 1st April 1917 in Bullecourt, Picardie, France.
Burial:--- No known grave - "Known Unto God"
Commemorated:---Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France
Roll of Honour:---Australian War Memorial, Panel 172
War service:--- Western Front
Medals:--- British War Medal, Victory Medal
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Extract from the Red Cross Record~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Evans was a cousin of mine and on 11th April he went over with his Battalion for the attack on the German second line of trenches. Just as he got over he was hit in the stomach in three places. Private Arthur Sadlier later stated that he saw him in a shell hole close to the point of death but he could not stop as the advance was continuing. No one was aware of any burial arrangments / reports.
Report by 6020 Alex Flemming from No.2 Stationary Hospital Bolougne 30 Jan 18
Regimental number:--- 6508 accorded to 16th Battalion, 21st Reinforcement.
Religion:--- Church of England
Civil employment:--- Railway Employee
Marital status:--- Single
Home Town:--- Shackleton, Bruce Rock, Western Australia
Next of kin:--- Brother, Mr John Evans, Wilga, Western Australia.
Attested into AIF:--- 14th April 1916 in Merredin, Western Australia.
Age on enlistment:--- 25 years and 5 months.
Final Rank:--- Private
Final Unit:--- 16th Australian Infantry Battalion, AIF.
Embarked from:--- Fremantle, Western Australia, aboard HMAT A23 Suffolk, 13th October 1916.
Fate:--- Killed in Action, 1st April 1917 in Bullecourt, Picardie, France.
Burial:--- No known grave - "Known Unto God"
Commemorated:---Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France
Roll of Honour:---Australian War Memorial, Panel 172
War service:--- Western Front
Medals:--- British War Medal, Victory Medal
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Extract from the Red Cross Record~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Evans was a cousin of mine and on 11th April he went over with his Battalion for the attack on the German second line of trenches. Just as he got over he was hit in the stomach in three places. Private Arthur Sadlier later stated that he saw him in a shell hole close to the point of death but he could not stop as the advance was continuing. No one was aware of any burial arrangments / reports.
Report by 6020 Alex Flemming from No.2 Stationary Hospital Bolougne 30 Jan 18
~~~~~Private Ernest EVANS, Australian Imperial Force, AIF, The Great War.~~~~~~~~~
Regimental number:--- 6508 accorded to 16th Battalion, 21st Reinforcement.
Religion:--- Church of England
Civil employment:--- Railway Employee
Marital status:--- Single
Home Town:--- Shackleton, Bruce Rock, Western Australia
Next of kin:--- Brother, Mr John Evans, Wilga, Western Australia.
Attested into AIF:--- 14th April 1916 in Merredin, Western Australia.
Age on enlistment:--- 25 years and 5 months.
Final Rank:--- Private
Final Unit:--- 16th Australian Infantry Battalion, AIF.
Embarked from:--- Fremantle, Western Australia, aboard HMAT A23 Suffolk, 13th October 1916.
Fate:--- Killed in Action, 1st April 1917 in Bullecourt, Picardie, France.
Burial:--- No known grave - "Known Unto God"
Commemorated:---Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France
Roll of Honour:---Australian War Memorial, Panel 172
War service:--- Western Front
Medals:--- British War Medal, Victory Medal
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Extract from the Red Cross Record~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Evans was a cousin of mine and on 11th April he went over with his Battalion for the attack on the German second line of trenches. Just as he got over he was hit in the stomach in three places. Private Arthur Sadlier later stated that he saw him in a shell hole close to the point of death but he could not stop as the advance was continuing. No one was aware of any burial arrangments / reports.
Report by 6020 Alex Flemming from No.2 Stationary Hospital Bolougne 30 Jan 18
Regimental number:--- 6508 accorded to 16th Battalion, 21st Reinforcement.
Religion:--- Church of England
Civil employment:--- Railway Employee
Marital status:--- Single
Home Town:--- Shackleton, Bruce Rock, Western Australia
Next of kin:--- Brother, Mr John Evans, Wilga, Western Australia.
Attested into AIF:--- 14th April 1916 in Merredin, Western Australia.
Age on enlistment:--- 25 years and 5 months.
Final Rank:--- Private
Final Unit:--- 16th Australian Infantry Battalion, AIF.
Embarked from:--- Fremantle, Western Australia, aboard HMAT A23 Suffolk, 13th October 1916.
Fate:--- Killed in Action, 1st April 1917 in Bullecourt, Picardie, France.
Burial:--- No known grave - "Known Unto God"
Commemorated:---Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France
Roll of Honour:---Australian War Memorial, Panel 172
War service:--- Western Front
Medals:--- British War Medal, Victory Medal
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Extract from the Red Cross Record~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Evans was a cousin of mine and on 11th April he went over with his Battalion for the attack on the German second line of trenches. Just as he got over he was hit in the stomach in three places. Private Arthur Sadlier later stated that he saw him in a shell hole close to the point of death but he could not stop as the advance was continuing. No one was aware of any burial arrangments / reports.
Report by 6020 Alex Flemming from No.2 Stationary Hospital Bolougne 30 Jan 18
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