EVANS, George Henry
| Service Numbers: | 268, Q353 |
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| Enlisted: | 4 January 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | Australian Provost Corps |
| Born: | Dalveen, Queensland, Australia, 26 May 1894 |
| Home Town: | Cambooya, Toowoomba, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Coronory Occlusion, Coronory Sclerosis, Hypertension, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, 9 April 1952, aged 57 years |
| Cemetery: |
Lutwyche Cemetery, Brisbane, Qld ANZ 8-6-44 |
| Memorials: |
World War 1 Service
| 4 Jan 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 268, 11th Light Horse Regiment | |
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| 2 Jun 1915: | Involvement Private, 268, 11th Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '3' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Borda embarkation_ship_number: A30 public_note: '' | |
| 2 Jun 1915: | Embarked Private, 268, 11th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Borda, Brisbane | |
| 3 Jul 1919: | Involvement AIF WW1, Driver, Australian Provost Corps |
World War 2 Service
| 8 Aug 1940: | Enlisted Sergeant, Q353 | |
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| 13 Oct 1945: | Discharged Sergeant |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Rosemary Owens nee Evans
George Evans was my Great Uncle. He served with the 11th Light Horse in the Middle East from 1915 to 1919. He was transferred to the 5th Light Horse and the B Squadron became the D Squadron. He fought on the Gallipoli Peninsula, dismounted, from 30th July to 26th September 1915 when he received a gunshot wound to the head. He was evacuated to Ghezireh and later to Cairo. He returned to Gallipoli in November 1915 and remained there until January 1916. He was then transferred to Alexandria to rejoin the 11th Light Horse.
In March 1916 George volunteered for the new Anzac Provost Corps and was one of 28 soldiers to be chosen. He was marched with 21 officers and 583 other ranks to Abbassia for one months intensive training.
George Evans remained with the APC for the remainder of the Middle East Campaign and still served with the 11th Light Horse. They defended the Suez Canal in July 1916 and fought in the Sinai Desert until April 1917 before moving to Palestine to join the British Advance. They saw action in Gaza and the 11th were dismounted to provided flank protection during the Charge of the Light Brigade at Beersheba in October 1917. They fought the Turkish troops at Jordan in 1918. The Turks surrended on 30th October 1918. George was Promoted to 2nd Corporal, in Cairo, on 10th February 1919. When order was restored there, he embarked on HT Malta 3rd July 1919 for Australia arriving home in Brisbane 10th August 1919.
After four years and two months fighting for King and Country George Evans received his discharge on 10th October 1919 and married May Josephine Martin nine days later.
George returned to civilian life and took up employment in Brisbane as a 'driver' and raised two children.
On 8th August 1940 at age 46 years, George Evans enlisted in the Army once more and was classified as Security Police serving as Corporal. He was promoted to Lance/Sergeant in March 1943 and on 25th March 1944 was confirmed as Sergeant George Evans. He received his discharge 13th October 1945. His posting shows him as Secret Service Intelligence Corps. His time was served in Brisbane.
Although George seems have been able to cope with life after the wars, he did suffer from severe headaches which he blamed on the injury received at Gallipoli. He died in the Repatriation General Hospital, Greenslopes, Brisbane 8th April 1952.
Rosemary Evans-Owens
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