Tasmanian War Casualties

WW1

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Evans, Francis Raymond

Born Launceston Tasmania the son of Alexander Evans a mechanical engineer who embarked Melbourne 22^nd September 1914 on board “HMAT Geelong” with the 3^rd. Field Company Engineers.

He died 29^th May 1915 from wounds received on the Gallipoli Peninsula and is commemorated on the Lone Pine Memorial, Gallipoli, Turkey.

Sapper Francis Raymond Evans advice of whose death in action at the Dardanelles has been received was the youngest son of Mr Alex

Evans of Launceston. Educated, like his brothers, Lex and Bob, at the Launceston Grammar School, he was prominent as quite a lad in

Athletic sports and amongst other successes he twice steered his school to victory in the Bourke Cup race. Leaving school he served

his apprenticeship as an engineer at Salisbury’s to be appointed later to second engineer to the Pioneer mine, a position he held at the time

he enlisted with the 1^st AIF. At Pioneer he was pursuing his studies as an electrical engineer and had passed several examinations with

honours He completed his 22^nd year on the 4^th instant

The Weekly Courier 17^th June 1915

Sapper Evans 2^nd from left

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