Raymond Willard Evans

Forenames

Raymond Willard AWMM

Surname

Evans AWMM

Service number

810562 AWMM

Gender

Male AWMM

Address before enlistment

WW2 44 Wrights Rd., Pt. Chevalier, Auckland AWMM

Next of kin

WW2 Mrs. M.R. Evans, 44 Wrights Rd., Pt. Chevalier, Auckland (m) AWMM

Relationship status

Pre 1944 AWMM Separated/WWII AWMM

War

World War II, 1939-1945 AWMM

Campaign

Italy AWMM

Armed force / branch

Army AWMM

Service number

810562 AWMM

Enlistment

WW2 1944 2NZEF Nom. Roll 13, p.38 Hatter/Civilian 2NZEF Nom. Roll 13, p.38

Embarkation details

WW2 Private 2NZEF Nom. Roll 13, p.38 Infantry Reinforcements 2NZEF Nom. Roll 13, p.38 Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force AWMM

Medical notes

Killed on Active Service, Cause of Death AWMM

Last rank

Private AWMM
24 (Auckland) Infantry Battalion AWMM

Son of Albert Victor Evans and of Maud Ruby Evans (nee Healy), of Point Chevalier, Auckland, New Zealand; husband of Gaylene; Elizabeth Evans. AWMM

Death

24 Sept 1944 AWMM
Age  24 AWMM

Cause of death

Killed on Active Service AWMM

Cemetery

Ravenna War Cemetery, Italy AWMM V. B. 27. AWMM

Memorial name

• Scottish Masonic Centre, 59 Grey St, Onehunga, Auckland 1061 AWMM
• Auckland War Memorial Museum, World War 2 Hall of Memories AWMM

Related objects

External links

Commonwealth War Graves Commission record
https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/2222857
Sources Used

References

• Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force. (1945). Nominal Roll Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force No. 13 (Embarkations from 1st January, 1944 to 31st March, 1944). Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer.
  p.38
• Burdon, R. (1959). 24 Battalion. Wellington, N.Z.: Department of Internal Affairs, War History Branch.
• Auckland Museum. Roll of Honour, Auckland Province, 1939 - 1945. Auckland War Memorial Museum Library. MS 93/139.
• Fortune, G. & Bebich, M. (2008). Citizenship and remembrance : a history of the 24 NZ Infantry Battalion Association. Auckland, N.Z.: Polygraphia.