Private William Evans

1897 - 1918  (20 years)

• Name	William Evans
  Prefix	Private
  Born	9 Oct 1897	St. Jacobs, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Military	WW1
  	Evans, William Private. Enlisted at Galt, October 13, 1915 with the 71st Battalion.He was born in Canada and his next of kin is Mrs. K. Evans, 77 Park St., Kitchener, Ontario. Kitchener Public Library '96 Soldier Information Card Collection '96 World War One
  		Evans,William-WW1.jpg
  Residence	1911	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	Methodist
  Military	1914	WW1   [3]
  	WW1, 71st Ballion
  	William Evans left his Park Street home in Berlin (now Kitchener) to enlist in 1915. The St. Jacobs-born man helped to make shoes. Overseas he fell dangerously ill, and later he contracted a skin ailment. But he recovered his health to rejoin his comrades at Amiens. Advancing through woods, he was killed by an enemy shell at 21. Outhit, J. (2018). At last, the end of the war was in sight. TheRecord.com. Retrieved 8 August 2018, from https://www.therecord.com/news-story/8805694-at-last-the-end-of-the-war-was-in-sight/
  Misfortune	1918
  	killed in war
  Name	Willie Evans
  Residence	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-58581
  Died	8 Aug 1918	, France   [4]
  Buried	Hangard Wood British Cemetery, , Somme, France   [4]
  Person ID	I58581	Generations
  Last Modified	25 Apr 2024

  
  

  Father	Thomas James Evans,   b. 9 Feb 1859, London, England ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Mother	Katherine "Katie" Denges,   b. 2 Aug 1864, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Married	18 Mar 1884	Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  Family ID	F15117	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Sources

  [S326] Census - ON, Waterloo, Ayr - 1901, Ayr (Village) A Page 16. [S340] Census - ON, Waterloo, Berlin - 1911, Div. 37 Page 13. [S1890] Military - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Kitchener Public Library WW1 Soldiers Card Index Soldier Information Cards - World War One. [S2443] Canada, War Graves Registers (Circumstances of Casualty), 1914-1948. William Evans Death Date: 8 Aug 1918 Rank: Private Unit: 13th Battalion Service number: 127186 Cemetery: Hangard Wood British Cemetery Cemetery Location: 4 3/4 Miles South of Corbie, France Burial Place: Corbie, France _____________ IN ACTION He was instantly killed by shell fire while advancing through Hansard Wood. [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration. Catharine Dinges Born: Elmira Ont Age: 19 Father: Jacob Dinges Mother: Elizabeth Wild Born: abt 1865 Spouse: Thomas Evans Age: 24 born: London England Father: Thomas Evans Mother: Elizabeth Evans married 18 Mar 1884 married: Waterloo, Woolwich

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 9 Oct 1897 - St. Jacobs, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Methodist - 1911 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 8 Aug 1918 - , France Buried - - Hangard Wood British Cemetery, , Somme, France  = Link to Google Earth