Maurice John EVANS

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EVANS, Maurice John

Service Numbers:	1905, 3533
Enlisted:	7 February 1902, Brisbane, Qld.
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	10th Light Horse Regiment
Born:	Logan Village, Queensland, 9 December 1877
Home Town:	Logan Village, Logan, Queensland
Schooling:	Logan Village State School
Occupation:	Station hand
Died:	Natural causes, Brisbane, Queensland, 15 January 1962, aged 84 years
Cemetery:	Nudgee Cemetery & Crematorium, Brisbane H-03-06
Memorials:

Boer War Service

7 Feb 1902:	Involvement Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Private, 1905, 3rd Battalion, Australian Commonwealth Horse
7 Feb 1902:	Enlisted Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Private, 1905, 3rd Battalion, Australian Commonwealth Horse, Brisbane, Qld.

World War 1 Service

29 Mar 1917:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3533, Perth, Western Australia
9 Nov 1917:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 3533, 10th Light Horse Regiment, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '3' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Commonwealth embarkation_ship_number: A73 public_note: ''
9 Nov 1917:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 3533, 10th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Commonwealth, Fremantle
26 Sep 1919:	Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 3533, 10th Light Horse Regiment

Logan Village Museum

Maurice served in the Boer War Sern: 1905 with the 3rd Australian Commonwealth Horse. Maurice's other Brother William also served in the Boer War and WW1.
In WW1 Maurice served with Sern: 3533 in the 10th Light Horse Regiment.
He was horn 9th December 1877 in Logan Village and died 15th January 1962 in Brisbane and was buried in the Nudgee Cemetery.
His parents were John William Haynes and Mary Ann nee Ambrose. He belongs to the Pioneer "Ambrose" family of the area
He is lised with his brother Edgar in the Logan Village Museum Honour Roll.
He also attended the Logan Village State School.

Biography contributed by Faithe Jones

Son of John William Hains EVANS and Mary Ann nee AMBROSE, Kennedy Terrace, Red Hill, Brisbane, Qld.

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