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Lyndsay Dennis (Bun) Evans

Conflict: 
WW2
Additional Information: 

Son of Alfred Evans, and of Catherine Evans (nee Watson), of Papatoetoe, Auckland, New Zealand.

References:
  • CWGC
NZ WAR GRAVES

Biographical Notes:

"A well-known Papakura footballer, Private L. D. (“Bun”) Evans, previously reported missing, has now been reclassified as killed in action. Private Evans was the youngest son of Mrs A. Evans and the late Mr. Albert Evans, of Papatoetoe and formerly of Wairoa Road, Papakura. He was a well-known member of the Papakura Rugby League Football Club and also a popular member of the Papakura Methodist Tennis Club for some years. Before joining the Army be was an attendant at the Kingseat Mental Hospital. He has a sister serving with the Forces in the Middle East. Private Evans was aged 25 and left New Zealand last December. He was killed in action in the Tunisian campaign. He was educated at the Papakura District School and Pukekohe Technical High School."[Franklin Times, Volume XXXII, Issue 75, 7 July 1943, Page 4]

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Service Number: 
414778
Name:
Lyndsay Dennis (Bun) Evans
Rank: 
Private
Date of Birth:
07 October 1917
Place of Birth:
New Zealand
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Unit:
New Zealand Infantry, 21 Battalion

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Not known
Date of Death:
20 April 1943
Day of Death:
Tuesday
Age at Death: 
25
Conflict: 
WW2

Embarkation Details

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

Cemetery

Cemetery: 
Enfidaville War Cemetery
Cemetery Reference: 
VIII. D. 18.
Cemetery Location: 
Tunisia
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