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Gosford District Casualties of World War One

Bragg, Edmund Allen Service Number 1494

Killed in Action 19th May 1915 Gallipoli Peninsula

Gosford District Casualties of World War One

Evans, John Arthur Service Number 1337

Died of Wounds 1st March 1917 1st Australian Field Ambulance, France

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NAME Evans, John Arthur

SERVICE NO 1337

UNIT 2nd Battalion/2nd Rienf.

RANK Private

AGE at Enlistment 19 yrs 5 mths

PLACE OF BIRTH Norfolk Island

ADDRESS Lisarow, Gosford, NSW

OCCUPATION Farmer

DATE OF ENLISTMENT 23 Jan 1915

PLACE OF ENLIST-MENT

Liverpool, NSW

PREVIOUS SERVICE

NEXT OF KIN Sister;- Miss Eleanor Evans, ”Fern Dell” Lisarow,Gosford, 8 Wisbeach St Rozelle, NSW C/- Miss Ayers 28 Carrington St Wynyard Sq. Sydney/ 315 Cleveland St. Redfern, NSW Brother;- Pte (Charles) Medley Evans 4487 4th Btn. Brother;- Pte G E Hill 1713 (AKA G E Evans) 20th Btn (deceased) Aunt;- Amelia Nobbs, Norfolk Island.

PHYSICAL DESCRIP-TION

Height-5’7”. Weight-11st 7lbs. Chest-34-36 Complexion-Fair. Eyes-Grey. Hair-Brown.

RELIGION C/E

EMBARKED 11 Feb 1915-Sydney per HMAT “Seang Bee”.

DISEMBARKED

NOTES Served Gallipoli, Egypt & France

WOUNDED/ILLNESS 5 May 1915-Pneumonia 8 Aug 1915-Gallipoli-Bomb wound head serious- 22 Dec 1915 –UK Sick- VD

24 Jul 1916-France-GSW Forearm &R/Hand Re-joined unit France 14 Dec 1916 1 Mar 1917-

DIED 1 Mar 1917 1st Aust field Amb

BURIED Single Circus Cem. By Chaplain Rev McCauley (Pres) Bazzentin Le Petit Mil. Cem. Plot 1 Row G Gve 24.

MEDALS 1914-15 Star-5568, British War Medal-8302, Victory Medal-8263. Memorial Plaque & Scroll-301055

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