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John Martin Evans

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Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    John Martin AWMM
  • Surname
    Evans AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
    James Martin Evans AWMM
  • Service number
    WWI 2157 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi
  • Hapū
  • Waka
  • Rohe
  • Religion
    Church of England, Christian AWMM

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
    Whanganui, Manawatu-Wanganui AWMM
    Wanganui, New Zealand AWMM
  • Date of birth
  • Place of birth
  • Birth notes
  • Address before enlistment
    Pre 25 March 1916 AWMM Gnowangerup, Western Australia AWMM
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    James William Evans (brother), Wanganui, New Zealand AWMM
  • Relationship status
    Pre 9 August 1916 AWMM Single AWMM

Service

Wars and conflicts

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  • War
    World War I, 1914-1918 AWMM
  • Campaign
  • Armed force / branch
    Army AWMM
  • Service number
    WWI 2157 AWMM
  • Military service
  • Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers

Military decorations

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Training and Enlistment

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  • Military training
  • Branch Trade Proficiency
  • Enlistment
    WW1 25 March 1916 AWMM
    Age 28 AWMM
    Farmer/Civilian AWMM
    Australia AWMM
  • Occupation before enlistment
  • Age on enlistment

Embarkations

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Prisoner of war

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  • Capture details
  • Days interned
  • Liberation date
  • Liberation Repatriation
  • POW liberation details
  • POW serial number

Medical history

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  • Medical notes
    • Height, Unknown Period AWMM
      5 foot 9 inches AWMM
    • Weight, Unknown Period AWMM
      132 pounds AWMM
    • Eye colour, Unknown Period AWMM
      Brown AWMM
    • Hair colour, Unknown Period AWMM
      Black AWMM
    • Hospital Diseases , Wounds, WWI AWMM
      Wounded France, June 1916? gsw left leg AWMM
    • Hospital Diseases , Wounds, WWI AWMM
      Gassed April 1918 AWMM
    • Hospital Diseases , Wounds, WWI AWMM
      Wounded France, 12 August 1918, gunshot wound to left thigh AWMM
    • Hospital Diseases , Wounds, WWI AWMM
      Influenza 1918 AWMM
    • Hospital Diseases , Wounds, WWI AWMM
      Medical certificate 12 march 1919, influenza, GSW leg, thigh, gassed, heart slightly dilated AWMM

Last known rank

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Biographical information

Biographical information

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  • Husband of Elizabeth Hargrave Hunt

    Listed at Archives New Zealand as John Martin Evans [James Martin Evans] AWMM

Death

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  • Death
  • Date of death
  • Age at death
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
  • Cemetery name
  • Grave reference
  • Obituary
  • Memorial name
  • Memorial reference

Memorials

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