EVANS, Walter Francis
(Service number 2/2115)
| First Rank | Bombardier | Last Rank | Corporal |
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Birth
| Date | 04/03/1880 | Place of Birth | Dublin, Ireland |
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Enlistment Information
| Date | 10 August 1915 | Age | 35 |
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| Address at Enlistment | Temuka | ||
| Occupation | Land and Sharebroker | ||
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| Marital Status | Married | ||
| Next of Kin | J. Charles Evans (brother), The Moorings, View Rd, Mt Eden, Auckland | ||
Military Service
| Served with | NZ Armed Forces | Served in | Army |
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Embarkation Information
| Body on Embarkation | 7th Reinforcements | ||
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| Unit, Squadron, or Ship | Field Artillery | ||
| Date | 9 October 1915 | ||
| Transport | Aparima or Navua or Warrimoo | ||
| Embarked From | Wellington | Destination | Suez, Egypt |
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Military Awards
| Campaigns | Eygpt, France | ||
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| Service Medals | 1914-1915 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal | ||
Award Circumstances and Date
No information
Prisoner of War Information
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Death
| Date | 23 June 1954 | Age | 74 |
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| Place of Death | Temuka | ||
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Biographical Notes
Walter married Hilda Clara Cooper in 1899, but the couple divorced in 1911. Later he was remarried to Georgina Florence.
William was a councillor for the Temuka Borough Council both before and after WWI.
Sources
Auckland War Memorial Museum Cenotaph Database (January 2015); NZ Births, Deaths, and Marirages at https://bdmhistoricalrecords.dia.govt.nz/Home/; Archives New Zealand: Paperspast at paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/
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