TREHERBERT - WALES
Private Arthur Trevor EVANS 4076
Born: Pontypool, Newport, Monmouthshire, England Enlisted: 23-11-1915, Casula, New South Wales 4th Battalion Australian Infantry Died of Wounds: 12-8-1918, France aged 22years Resting: Heath Cemetery, Picardie, France Son of the Rev. J. D. and Mrs. C. A. Evans, of The Vicarage, Penmark, Cardiff. At time Enlistment parents resided Treherbert, Glamorgan, Wales Honoured Australian War Memorial Panel 40 |
Heath Cemetery, Picardie, France
VII.H.17. |
Rhonnda Leader 14-9-1918
The Rev. J. D. Evans and Mrs. Evans, The Vicarage, Treherbert, have been officially notified that their eldest son, Lance-corporal Arthur Trevor Evans, of the Australian Imperial Force, died of wounds received in France on August 12th. In August last year their second son, Second-lieutenant Neville W. Evans, was killed in action in Flanders. Mr. A. T. Evans was 22½ years of age. Educated at King's College, Taunton, just before the war he proceeded to a training farm in Australia to study farming. He volunteered for military service at the end of 1915, and after a few months in Egypt, had served continuously with the Australians in France. Repeatedly urged to take a commission, he preferred serving in the ranks, and had been through most of the campaigns in which the Australians have distinguished themselves.
The Rev. J. D. Evans and Mrs. Evans, The Vicarage, Treherbert, have been officially notified that their eldest son, Lance-corporal Arthur Trevor Evans, of the Australian Imperial Force, died of wounds received in France on August 12th. In August last year their second son, Second-lieutenant Neville W. Evans, was killed in action in Flanders. Mr. A. T. Evans was 22½ years of age. Educated at King's College, Taunton, just before the war he proceeded to a training farm in Australia to study farming. He volunteered for military service at the end of 1915, and after a few months in Egypt, had served continuously with the Australians in France. Repeatedly urged to take a commission, he preferred serving in the ranks, and had been through most of the campaigns in which the Australians have distinguished themselves.