Evans, Thomas Alexander

Western FrontAll Campaigns

17 Jan

Written By Renegade Moss

SURNAME

Evans

NAME

Thomas Alexander

PLACE OF BIRTH

Bundaberg

OCCUPATION

Stockman

PLACE OF ENLISTMENT

Townsville

DATE OF ENLISTMENT

18-02-16

NEXT OF KIN

(sister) Miss Edith Evans, J Baumann, Mossman

LINK TO DOUGLAS SHIRE

Address, Mossman

REGIMENT 1

Machine Gun

RANK

Private

CAMPAIGN 1

Western Front

DATE DISCHARGED

29-02-1920

OTHER INFORMATION

Embarked on Ascanius 11-05-17; 4th Machine Gun Battalion, Machine Gun Coy 14. Awarded the 1914/15 Star, British War Medal and the Victory Medal.

STORY OUTLINE

We can link Thomas Evans to Douglas Shire only through his address given at enlistment - via his sister Miss Edith Evans, Mossman. Thomas Alexander Evans was born in Bundaberg and enlisted at Townsville, a stockman. He embarked on the Arcanius in May 1917 and served in France with the 14th Machine Gun Company. He spent some time in hospital in 1918 through dysentery and other ailments and was also committed to some punishment for misdemeanours. Perhaps this is the reason for his retention for extra duty with the graves unit through 1919. He returned to Australia in September 1919 and was discharged in February 1920.

SERVICE NO

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