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Corporal William Rhys Evans

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PERSONAL INFORMATION

Date of birth: 1886-03-27
Place of birth: Maesteg Co. Glamorgan Wales
Next of kin: Mrs ? Evans, ? ? Fawn Farm, Maesteg, Wales.
Marital status: single
Occupation (attested): School Teacher
Occupation (normalized): Teacher, Level and Subject Unknown
Religion: Wesleyan
Date of death: 1916-09-15
Cause of death: Killed in action

MILITARY INFORMATION

Regimental number: 79522
Highest Rank: Corporal (31st Battalion)
Rank detail
  1. Corporal, 31st Battalion, Infantry (Army).
  2. Private, 31st Battalion, Infantry (Army).
Degree of service: Europe
Survived war: no
Battle wounded/killed: Killed in the advance from Pozieres to Courcelette during the Somme offensive.

RESEARCH INFORMATION

CVWM ID: No CVWM ID in our database, but try this.
CWGC ID: 551829
LAC ID: 382562
Attestation record(s): image 1, image 2
Service file: B2955-S023
Uploader's Notes: This man had previously served for 2 years in the volunteer Corps.
Uploader's Research notes:

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

[Corporal Army Canadian Infantry 31st Battalion B ]

ARCHIVAL INFORMATION

Date added: 2004-09-04
Last modified: 2009-08-27