Robert Donald Joseph EVANS

Regimental number4/1919
OccupationEngine fitter
Next of kinMother, Mrs Mary Evans, 19 Steven Street, Sydenham, Christchurch
Rank on embarkationSapper
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 11th Reinforcements, New Zealand Field Engineers, No 1 Field Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on 1 April 1916
Members of the 11th Reinforcements left New Zealand on board two ships, HMNZT 49 'Maunganui' and HMNZT 50 'Tahiti'. It is not possible from the Nominal Roll to determine on which ship an individual embarked.
Final rankSapper
Final unitNo 3 Field Company, New Zealand Engineers
FateDied of wounds 10 August 1917
Age at death from cemetery records22
Place of burialTrois Arbres Cemetery (Plot I, Row Z, Grave No 8), Steenwerck, France
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Commemorated on Addington Workshops Roll of Honour, Ferrymead, Christchurch. Parents: Robert John and Mary Evans, 19 Stevens Street, Sydenham, Christchurch
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 28, p. 25