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John Evans

John Evans
Rank: 
Corporal
Regimental number: 
11544
Unit at enlistment: 
4th Battalion
Force: 
C.E.F.
Volunteered or conscripted: 
Volunteered
Survived the war: 
No
Wounded: 
Yes
Date of death: 
June 12th, 1916
Cemetery: 
Menin Gate Memorial - Ypres, Belgium - Panel 18.24.26.30
Commemorated at: 
Sons of England Memorial Plaque, Massey-Harris Memorial Plaque (Toronto)
Birth country: 
England
Birth county: 
Staffordshire
Birth city: 
Wolverhampton
Address at enlistment: 
7 Sheridan Street, Brantford, Ontario
Next of kin address: 
48 York Street, Wolverhampton, England
Trade or calling: 
Packer
Employer: 
Massey-Harris Co.
Religious denominations: 
Church of England
Marital status: 
Single
Age at enlistment: 
20
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Letters and documents

Circumstances of Casualty: Killed in Action.
Location of Unit at Time of Casualty: Zillebeke (The Bluffs).

BX June 30, 1916

Corporal John Evans of Brantford is reported today as having been killed in action while at the front with the 4th Battalion. Although an Englishman by birth, Evans has resided here for a number of years and was well known. He boarded at the Sabden house on Sheridan Street. He was about 32 years of age and unmarried. His parents reside in England. Evans had been at the front for about two years. Prior to enlisting, he worked in the packing room of the Massey-Harris Company.

BX May 10, 1915

The name of Corporal John Evans, of Wolverhampton, England, appeared in the official casualty list issued yesterday. This refers to Cpl. John Evans who resided with Mrs. James Norwood, 7 Sheridan Street, and an employee of the Massey-Harris company for the past seven years. He is a very steady, quiet young man, with a host of friends in the city. There are no relatives here, his people residing at Wolverhampton, a brother having already been killed in action at the front. He is a member of Grace Anglican Church.

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