Charles Evans
Born 12 Aug 1895
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- WWI 20849 AWMM
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- Armed force / branch
- Army AWMM
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- War
- World War I, 1914-1918 AWMM
About
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- Forenames
- Charles AWMM
- Surname
- Evans AWMM
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- Also known as
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- WWI 20849 AWMM
- Gender
- Male AWMM
- Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
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- Religion
- Congregational, Christian AWMM
Images
Documents
About birth
- Birth
- 12 Aug 1895 Peter Dennis, UNSW Canberra
- Date of birth
- 12th october 1895Public - Lorraine Mona - Researcher - 18 October 2024 - Military Record
- Place of birth
- AucklandPublic - Lorraine Mona - Researcher - 18 October 2024 - Military Record
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- Address before enlistment
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- Next of kin
- Leonard Christian (uncle), 4 Roslyn Terrace, Devonport, Auckland, New Zealand AWMM
- Mrs T ViSCOVICH of Ford Street, Opotiki (sister)Public - Lorraine Mona - Researcher - 18 October 2024 - Military Record
- Relationship status
- SinglePublic - Lorraine Mona - Researcher - 18 October 2024 - Military Record
Wars and conflicts
- War
- World War I, 1914-1918 AWMM
- Campaign
- 1914-1919 AWMM Western Front AWMM
- Armed force / branch
- Army AWMM
- Service number
- WWI 20849 AWMM
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Military decorations
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Training and Enlistment
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- Branch Trade Proficiency
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- Enlistment
- WW1 Unknown AWMM Farmer/Civilian AWMM
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- Occupation before enlistment
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Embarkations
- Embarkation details
- WW1 15 Nov 1916-29 Jan 1917 AWMM
HMNZT 69 AWMM Vessel was RMS Tahiti AWMM Private AWMM 10th Reinforcements AWMM Maori Contingent AWMM
Prisoner of war
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Medical history
- Medical notes
- Height, WWI AWMM
5' 10" AWMM - Weight, WWI AWMM
140 lb AWMM - Other, WWI AWMM
Nature of Injury: T.B. lung and periosium Percent of disability: 50 Hereditary Source: New Zealand. Army (1920). List of the names of all ex-members of the New Zealand Expeditionary Force, suffering permanent disability from 20% to 100% AWMM
- Height, WWI AWMM
Last known rank
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Biographical information
- Embarked, 15 November 1915; disembarked Devonport, England, 29 January 1917, and marched into Sling Camp.
Marched into NZ Engineers Depot, Christchurch, 8 May 19167.
Proceeded overseas to France, 15 June 1917, marched into NZ Base Depot, Etaples, 18 June 1917.
Admitted to No 24 General Hospital, 3 July 1917 (bronchitis); transferred to No 6 Convalescent Depot, 13 July 1917; to No 5 Convalescent Depot, 16 July 1917; to NZ Base Depot, 2 August 1917; rejoined Pioneer Bn, in the field, 29 August 1917.
Wounded in action, 18 October 1917 (gun shot wound, right thigh, left shoulder), and admitted to No 3 Australian Field Ambulance; transferred same day to 3rd Canadian Casualty Clearing Station; to No 54 General Hospital, Boulogne, 19 October 1917; to England, 1 November 1917, and admitted to Mile end Hospital, London, 2 November 1917. Transferred to No 2 NZ General Hospital, Walton-on-Thames, 14 December 1917.
Classified unfit by Medical Board, 18 January 1918, and placed on NZ Roll.
Commenced return to New Zealand from Liverpool on board 'Maunganui', 2 February 1918; discharged (no longer physically fit for War Service on account of illness contracted on Active Service), 11 June 1918.
Total war service: 1 year 320 days (of which 1 year 121 days was abroad)
Present address (as listed in New Zealand. Army (1920). List of the names of all ex-members of the New Zealand Expeditionary Force, suffering permanent disability from 20% to 100%): Pukeora Military Sanatorium AWMM
About death
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Memorial
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Related objects
Sources
- External links
- Military personnel file
https://collections.archives.govt.nz/web/arena/search/#/entity/aims-archive/R21001348
Further Reference - References
- Pugsley, C. (1995). Te Hokowhitu a Tu : the Maori Pioneer Battalion in the first World War. Auckland, N.Z.: Reed.
- New Zealand Army Expeditionary Force. (1917). Nominal Rolls of New Zealand Expeditionary Force Volume II. Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer.
45: 34 - New Zealand. Army (1920). List of the names of all ex-members of the New Zealand Expeditionary Force, suffering permanent disability from 20% to 100%, compiled from returns supplied by the Commissioner of Pensions, in respect to: a) Permanent War Pensions, and from returns supplied by the Director-General of Medical Services, regarding: b) Discharged and undischarged hospital patients, assessed as suffering permanent disability, but not yet in receipt of a pension at date (28-4-20). New Zealand. Director-General of Medical Services. NZ Times Co. (Printer).
- NZEF Peter Dennis, UNSW Canberra
- Soutar, M. (2019). Whitiki! Whiti! Whiti! E!: Maori In the First World War. New Zealand: David Bateman Ltd.
- HMNZT 69 - The oilsheet -- At sea : Printed and published on the high seas for the Committee by Corpl. Jas. Perry. : 1916-17
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