Lance Corporal

Walter Andrew Evans

MM

Awards

Conflict: 
WW1
Additional Information: 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Frederick Evans, of Gordon St., Lansdowne, Masterton, Wairarapa, New Zealand.

References:
  • CWGC
  • Archives New Zealand
NZ WAR GRAVES

Public Contributions:

My great great grandfather's brother was called Luke Jameson Evans. He was a captain in the navy . He was involved in the Kaffranian campaign in South Africa. Ship HMS Castor. He was awarded The Sout... Read More

Personal Tributes:

Casualty

Service Number: 
14600
Name:
Walter Andrew Evans
Rank: 
Lance Corporal
Date of Birth:
Not known
Next of Kin: 
F. Evans (father), Upper Plain, Masterton, New Zealand
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Occupation on Enlistment:
Farmer
Armed Force: 
Army
Unit:
NZEF, Wellington Regiment, 2 Battalion

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Killed in action
Date of Death:
03 October 1918
Day of Death:
Thursday
Conflict: 
WW1

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
New Zealand Expeditionary Force
Embarkation Place:
Wellington, New Zealand
Embarkment Date:
26 June 1916
Transport:

HMNZT 56
HMNZT 57
Vessel:
Maunganui or Tahiti
Destination:
Devonport, England

Text in italics supplied by Cenotaph Online, Auckland War Memorial Museum

Cemetery

Cemetery Reference: 
V. A. 16.
Cemetery Location: 
France
Walter Andrew Evans
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