Private Murray Carleton Evans
PERSONAL INFORMATION
Name:
Evans,
Murray Carleton
Date of birth: 1893-08-07
Place of birth: St. Louis Missouri U.S.A.
Next of kin: Father; Henry H Evans, 5237 Washington Street, St. Louis, Missouri, U.S.A.
Marital status: single
Occupation (attested): Student
Occupation (normalized): Other Professional, Technical and Related Workers Not Elsewhere Classified
Address:
5237 Washington Street, St. Louis, Missouri, U.S.A.
Religion: Methodist
Date of death:
1918-08-17
Cause of death:
Killed in action
MILITARY INFORMATION
Regimental number: 1045878
Highest Rank:
Private
(15th Battalion)
Rank detail
- Private, 15th Battalion, Infantry (Army). 1917-08-27 to 1918-08-17
- Private (Army). 1917-05-07 to 1917-08-26
- Private (Army). 1917-03-29 to 1917-05-07
Degree of service: Europe
Survived war: no
Battle wounded/killed: Parvillers
RESEARCH INFORMATION
CVWM ID: No CVWM ID in our database, but try
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CWGC ID: 308440
LAC ID:
382455
Service file: B2949-S011
Uploader's Notes: Mentioned in "Somewhere in France, The Letters of John Cannon Stothers" at pg 93; and the Princeton University Roll of Honor.
Uploader's Research notes: Source: LAC files
[Private Army Canadian Infantry 241st Battalion C Company Sailed with 241st Battalion aboard SS Olympic from Halifax to Liverpool, April 29 to May 07, 1917. Private Army Canadian Infantry 5th Reserve Battalion Private Army Canadian Infantry 15th Battalion C Company
[Private Army Canadian Infantry 241st Battalion C Company Sailed with 241st Battalion aboard SS Olympic from Halifax to Liverpool, April 29 to May 07, 1917. Private Army Canadian Infantry 5th Reserve Battalion Private Army Canadian Infantry 15th Battalion C Company
Proceeded to France on being posted. Attached to Canadian Corps Reinforcement Camp on arrival. Joined the 15th Battalion at Avion on October 11, 1917. From January 30 to February 16, and again from February 24 to March 13, 1918 was attached to the 3rd Australian Tunneling Company.
While in the trenches near Parvillers was killed instantly when hit by a high explosive artillery shell.
]ARCHIVAL INFORMATION
Date added: 2004-09-04
Last modified: 2013-12-16