John Ernest EVANS

Regimental number31618
OccupationSteward
Next of kinWife, Mrs Annie Gertrude Evans, Numa, Levuka, Fiji
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 19th Reinforcements, Auckland Infantry Battalion, A Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on 15 November 1916
The infantry component of the 19th Reinforcements left New Zealand on board two ships, 'Maunganui' and 'Tahiti'. It is not possible from the Nominal Rolls to determine on which ship an individual embarked.
Final rankPrivate
Final unit1st Battalion, Auckland Infantry Regiment
FateKilled in Action 26 July 1917
Place of burialMud Corner Cemetery (Plot II, Row C, Grave No 11), Ploegsteert, Belgium
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Wife: Mrs A.G. Billing (formerly Evans), Levuka, Fiji
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 45, p. 5