William Thomas EVANS

Regimental number14602
Date of birth9 March 1876
Place of birthBrynamaur, Wales
ReligionRoman Catholic
OccupationLabourer
Next of kinWife, Mrs A L Evans, 160 Adelaide Road, Wellington
Enlistment date6 March 1916
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 14th Reinforcements, Wellington Infantry Battalion, B Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on 26 June 1916
The Infantry component of the 14th 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.
FateCommenced return to New Zealand 5 April 1917
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  cemetery records
Photo: Peter Dennis
Discharge date16 July 1917
Other details

War service: Western Front

Commenced return to New Zealand from Plymouth on board SS 'Athenic', 5 April 1917; discharged (no longer physically fit for War service on account of wounds received in action), 16 July 1917.

Certificate of Character: 'Fair. This soldier has been most impatient of discipline and his Record does not warrant a better Character than Fair. His offences have been of a military nature and not prejudicial to his character in civil life.'

War service: 1 years 132 days (of which 358 days were abroad)

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
Date of death12 July 1923
Age at death47
Place of burialKarori Cemetery, Wellington
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 34, p. 7
Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 21001453