Corporal William Rhys Evans
PERSONAL INFORMATION
Name:
Evans,
William Rhys
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
Buried:
Albert Communal Cemetery Extension, I. O. 51.
MILITARY INFORMATION
Regimental number: 79522
Highest Rank:
Corporal
(31st Battalion)
Rank detail
- Corporal, 31st Battalion, Infantry (Army).
- 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
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CWGC ID: 551829
LAC ID:
382562
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