Henry Evans

Forenames

Henry AWMM

Surname

Evans AWMM

Service number

WWI 12/2284 AWMM

Gender

Male AWMM

Religion

Church of England, Christian AWMM

Birth

16 Sept 1887 AWMM

Place of birth

Wellington

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Birth notes

Son of George and Annie Evans (nee Adcock), of Wellington

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Address before enlistment

Church Street, Opotiki, New Zealand AWMM

Next of kin

C.E. Evans (brother), Borough Engineer, Opotiki, New Zealand AWMM

Relationship status

• Pre 13 Jun 1915 AWMM Single AWMM
• husband of Frances Emily Evans (nee Salmon), of Long Compton, Warwickshire, England
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War

World War I, 1914-1918 AWMM

Campaign

1914-1916 AWMM Egypt AWMM

Armed force / branch

Army AWMM

Service number

WWI 12/2284 AWMM

Enlistment

WW1

Embarkation details

WW1 13 Jun 1915-24 Jul 1915 AWMM
HMNZT 24 AWMM Vessel was Maunganui AWMM Private AWMM Auckland Infantry Battalion AWMM 5th Reinforcements AWMM

Last rank

WW1 Private AWMM
Auckland Infantry Regiment AWMM

Son of George and Annie Evans (nee Adcock), of Wellington; husband of Frances Emily Evans (nee Salmon), of Long Compton, Warwickshire, England

Served in Egypt, 1915.

Next of Kin: Mrs Evans, Hospital, Otaki (Roll of Honour, Auckland Province 1914-1918 (Volume 1)) AWMM

Death

1 Dec 1918 AWMM
Age  31 AWMM

Cemetery

Katikati Cemetery, Hot Spring Road, Katikati, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand AWMM Plot 89A AWMM

Memorial name

Auckland War Memorial Museum, World War 1 Hall of Memories AWMM

Related objects

External links

• Military personnel file
  https://collections.archives.govt.nz/web/arena/search/#/entity/aims-archive/R21001412
  Further Reference
• Casualty Department Nominal Rolls of Service Personnel Returning to New Zealand Index, Auckland Council Archives
  http://www.aucklandcity.govt.nz/dbtw-wpd/CityArchives/FamilyHistory/ACC080/searchnominal.htm
  Further Reference
• A Street Near You record
  https://astreetnearyou.org/person/643248/-
  Further Reference
• Commonwealth War Graves Commission Casualty record
  https://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/643248
  Further Reference
• "Provisional List: Victims of the 1918 Flu Pandemic in New Zealand", Compiled by: Ancestry.com, Updated: 2-Oct-18
  http://web.archive.org/web/20220331095731/https://www.aucklandlibraries.govt.nz/Documents/Provisional-list-NZ-victims-of-1918-Flu-Pandemic-Ancestry.pdf
  Sources Used

References

• HMNZT 24. Maunganuian : one of the many unofficial journals of the New Zealand Expeditionary Forces. (1915). At sea: Fifth Reinforcements. Printe by W.F. Forster and Co., Albany.
• New Zealand Army Expeditionary Force. (1914-1919). Nominal Rolls of New Zealand Expeditionary Force, Volume I. Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer.
  Vol1: 218
• Roll of Honour, Auckland Province (digital copy), 1914 - 1919. Auckland War Memorial Museum Library. MS-2016-2.
• "Provisional List: Victims of the 1918 Flu Pandemic in New Zealand", Compiled by: Ancestry.com, Updated: 2-Oct-18
• Burton, O. (1922). The Auckland regiment : being an account of the doings on active service of the First, Second and Third Battalions of the Auckland Regiment. Wellington, N.Z.: Whitcombe & Tombs.