Arthur James EVANS

Regimental number12368
OccupationLabourer
Next of kinFather, H G Evans, Makaretu, Takapau
Rank on embarkationRifleman
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, New Zealand Rifle Brigade, 6th Reinforcements to 2nd Battalion, F Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on 6 May 1916
The 6th Reinforcements to 2nd Battalion, New Zealand Rifle Brigade, F Company, left New Zealand on board two ships (HMNZT 52 'Mokoia' and HMNZT 53 'Navua'). It is not possible from the Nominal Roll to determine on which ship an individual embarked.
Final rankRifleman
Final unitNew Zealand Rifle Brigade
FateDied of wounds 25 February 1917
Age at death from cemetery records21
Place of burialLille Southern Cemetery (Plot III, Row B, Grave No 35), France
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: H.G. and M.M. Evans, Makaretu Takapau, Hawke's Bay. Unit listed as 2nd Battalion, Auckland Infantry Regiment on CWGC site.
Other details

War service: Western Front

Died of wounds as a prisoner of war.

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 31, p. 17

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