F W [Frederick William] – Evans – Great Western Railway – Private – 02/09/1918

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Title

F W [Frederick William] – Evans – Great Western Railway – Private – 02/09/1918

Initials / forenames

F W [Frederick William]

Surname

Evans

Railway company

Great Western Railway

Military unit

Royal Marine Light Infantry, Royal Naval Division, 1st Royal Marine Battalion

Military rank

Private

Military number

2559

Railway department

Goods Department, Reading

Railway job

Porter

Date died

02/09/1918

Magazine reference

Great Western Railway Magazine, February 1919, p26. Photo: March 1919, p47

Memorial

Vis-en-Artois Memorial

Notes

Unverified match with CWGC. Age 24, the son of Charles Evans of 11 Beecham Road, Reading.

Information source

St Paul's Cathedral Order of Service 1919; Commonwealth War Graves Commission ; Great Western Railway Magazine (image and research contributed by STEAM: Museum of the Great Western Railway)

Date entered

16/08/2017

Last updated

16/08/2017

Citation

“F W [Frederick William] – Evans – Great Western Railway – Private – 02/09/1918,” Fallen Railwaymen, accessed May 18, 2024, https://fallenrailwaymen.omeka.net/items/show/56722.