Alfred Evans (1874 - 1924)

Born 1874 in South Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Died 1924 at about age 50 in Bombala, New South Wales, Australia

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Biography

Alfred Evans was born at South Melbourne 1874.^[1]

Alfred Evans is an Anzac who served in the Boer War.

Alfred Evans, drover at Preston, joined the 4th Victorian Imperial Bushmen/Australian Imperial Regiment (A.I.R.) (regimental number 58) and sailed from Port Melbourne on the "Victorian" on 1 May 1900 for South Africa.^[2][3]

Alfred Evans is an Anzac who served in World War One.

In July 1915 Alfred joined the AIF and was allocated to 2nd Australian Infantry Battalion. He served in France where he was twice wounded before he returned to Australia in March 1918 and was discharged with premature senility.^[4][5]

He is probably the Alfred Evans that took his life at Bombala 1924 age 49.^[6][7]

Sources

1. ↑ Birth: Victorian Births Deaths and Marriages Register 3585/1874
2. ↑ https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/9539784
3. ↑ https://www.awm.gov.au/collection/R1449452
4. ↑ NAA: B2455, EVANS A https://recordsearch.naa.gov.au/SearchNRetrieve/Interface/ViewImage.aspx?B=1908116
5. ↑ https://www.awm.gov.au/collection/R2190789
6. ↑ Death: New South Wales Births Deaths and Marriages Register 7101/1924
7. ↑ https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/134579871