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Private Edwin Maskell Evans

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PERSONAL INFORMATION

Date of birth: 1887-08-23
Place of birth: Newport Wales
Next of kin: George Evans, 6 Davis Street,Newbridge, South Wales.
Marital status: single
Occupation (attested): Labourer
Occupation (normalized): Labourer
Religion: Methodist
Date of death: 1916-09-15
Cause of death: Killed in action
Buried: Serre Road Cemetery No. 2, XX. C. 15.

MILITARY INFORMATION

Regimental number: 434506
Highest Rank: Private (31st Battalion)
Rank detail
  1. Private, 31st Battalion, Infantry (Army).
  2. Private, 50th Battalion, Infantry (Army).
Degree of service: Europe
Survived war: no
Battle wounded/killed: Killed in the advance from Pozieres to Courcelette in the Somme offensive.

RESEARCH INFORMATION

CVWM ID: No CVWM ID in our database, but try this.
CWGC ID: 608625
LAC ID: 378094
Attestation record(s): image 1, image 2
Service file: B2942-S022
Uploader's Notes: Next of Kin: John Evans
Uploader's Research notes:

Info from the war diary and attestation papers. This man is on the CWGC site.

[Private Army Canadian Infantry 50th Battalion Private Army Canadian Infantry 31st Battalion C ]

ARCHIVAL INFORMATION

Date added: 2004-09-04
Last modified: 2013-07-20