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EVANS, Harold Thomas
(Service number 1229)

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Birth

Date	08/05/1891	Place of Birth	Maerewhenua

Enlistment Information

Date	17 August 1914	Age	24
Address at Enlistment
Occupation	Engineer
Previous Military Experience
Marital Status	Single
Next of Kin	Thomas Evans (father), Wellington St, Timaru
Religion	Church of England
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Military Service

Served with	Australian Imperial Forces	Served in	Army
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Other Units Served With	H Compnay, 14 Battalion
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Death

Date	23 March 1963	Age	71
Place of Death	Traralgon, Victoria, Australia
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Biographical Notes

Rifleman Harold Thomas Evans was born on 8 May 1891, the son of Thomas Evans and Mary (née Attiwell) of Maerewhenua.

Harold elisted on 17 August 1914, serving with H Company, 14 Battalion of the Australian Imperial Forces.

Harold married Leonora Marie Winstanley, and died on 23 March 1963 at Traralgon, Victoria, Australia, Age 71.

Harold's brother's Eyre Llewellyn Evans (KIA), Owen Evans, and Hugh McAlpine Evans also served in WWI with New Zealand Forces. His brother-in-law, Edward Mark Hoare, served at the same time with the Navy.

Sources

SCRoll web submission by R Evans, 4 August 2018

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Researched and Written by

Liz Shea (SC branch NZSG)

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