| Accession Number | P09291.281 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white - Digital print |
| Maker |
Unknown |
| Date made | c November 1915 |
| Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
Studio portrait of 3741 Private (Pte) Dudley Sydney Evans, 10th Battalion. A clerk from ...
Description
Studio portrait of 3741 Private (Pte) Dudley Sydney Evans, 10th Battalion. A clerk from Goodwood, South Australia, prior to enlistment, he embarked with the 12th Reinforcements from Adelaide on 2 December 1915 aboard RMS Malwa for Suez. On 2 April 1916 he was transferred to the 50th Battalion which relocated to the Western Front, France, in early June 1916 and he was appointed Lance Corporal (L Cpl) a month later. L Cpl Evans was wounded in action near Noreuil on 2 April 1917. He was evacuated to No 6 General Hospital, Rouen, where he died of these wounds 17 days later and is buried in the St Sever Cemetery Extension. He was aged 21 years.