The Australian Boer War Memorial
Anzac Parade Canberra
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Shoeing-Smith George Evans |
Ancestor Details
Name of Ancestor: George Fitzroy Evans
Ancestor's date of birth: 22/02/1880
Ancestor's date of death: 29/06/1948
Cause of Death: Respiratory Cardic Disease
Service Number: 2562
Colony or State of enlistment: NSW, Place of Enlistment: Sydney
Unit: 3rd New South Wales Imperial Bushmen
Rank attained in Boer War: Shoeing-Smith, Date Effective: On enlistment
Highest Rank attained (if served after war): No evidence of post Boer War service
Murray Page: 152
Contingent: Fifth New South Wales
Ship: Not known
Memorial details: Detail not provided
Decorations: Queen's South Africa Medal with Transvaal and SA01, SA02 clasps.
Personal Characteristics: Conduct and Character Excellent. Height: 1.67 m, black hair, dark complexion, blue eyes.
Reasons to go and fight: Not known
Details of service in war: Unit formed May 1901 in Klerksdorp mainly around reinforcements intended for Citizen and Imperial Bushmen contingents of which George Evans was a part. Served: May 1901 - May 1902 in west then east then west Transvaal.
Service and life after the Boer War: Returned to Australia August 1902, he returned to his trade was Blacksmith in Glebe NSW.
Descendant Details
Name of Descendant: Milton Evans, Curl Curl
Relationship to Ancestor: Son
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