| Regimental number | 32643 |
| Date of birth | |
| Place of birth | Kumara |
| Religion | Church of England |
| Occupation | Civil servant |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 20 |
| Height | 5' 7" |
| Weight | 159 lbs |
| Next of kin | Mother, Mrs M A Evenden, Seddon Street, Kumara |
| Previous military service | Served in B Company, 5th Regiment, Territorial Force; still serving at time of NZEF enlistment. |
| Enlistment date | |
| Place of enlistment | Trentham |
| Rank on embarkation | Lance Corporal |
| Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, 19th Reinforcements, Otago Infantry Battalion, D Company |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on |
| 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 rank | Private |
| Final unit | 1st Battalion, Otago Infantry Regiment |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 20 |
| Place of burial | No known grave |
| Commemoration details | Tyne Cot Memorial (New Zealand Apse, Panel No 3), Belgium |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Walter Henry and Maria Annie Evenden, Kumara, Westland, Greymouth |
| Other details |
War service: Western Front Embarked Wellington, 15 November 1916; disembarked Devonport, England, 29 January 1917, and marched into Sling Camp, and reverted to the ranks. Proceeded overseas to France, 1 March 1917; joined 1st Bn, Otago Infantry Regiment, in the field, 21 May 1917, and posted to 10th Company. Detached to No 2 NZ Machine Gun Company (date not recorded); rejoined Bn from detachment, 19 June 1917. Wounded in action, 27 July 1917 (gassed), and admitted to 3rd NZ Field Ambulance; rejoined Bn, 1 August 1917. Reported missing, 12 October 1917. Court of Enquiry, 17 November 1917, concluded: 'Reasonable to suppose "Killed in action, 12 October 1917".' Burial in Bellevue Spur reported by Rev. G. PRINGLE, attached to 43rd Canadian Bn, 21 November 1917; grave subsequently lost. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Miscellaneous details | Family name entered incorrectly on Nominal Roll as EVENDON. |
| Sources | Nominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 45, p. 13 Archives New Zealand (Wellingtron), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 21001558 |