Edwin Maskell Evans
Date of Birth: 23/8/1887
Place Of Birth: Abercarn, Monmouthshire
Date of Death: 15/9/1916
Location died: Killed in the advance from Pozieres to Courcelette in the Somme offensive.
Gender: Male
Where buried: Serre Road Cemetery
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Date of birth - 23/8/1887
Where? - Abercarn, Monmouthshire
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Date Enlisted - 25/1/1915
Where? - Calgary, Alberta
Age - 28
As - Volunteer
Battles
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Date of the battle - 1/7/1916
Where? - Somme
Ranks
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Rank Date - N/A
Rank - As Private
Service - British Army
As - Alberta Regiment
Service number - 434506
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Date of Death - 15/9/1916
Where? - Killed in the advance from Pozieres to Courcelette in the Somme offensive.
Family
- Father - John Evans
- Mother - Frances Evans
- Brother - Fred Evans
Address
- Penticton, British Columbia
Religion
- Methodism
Additional Information
Occupation prior to the war
- Labourer
- Coal trimmer
- Dech hand
CWGC Reference
Sources used
- Newbridge War Memorial project - Biography of Edwin Maskell Evans compiled by the Newbridge War Memorial project.
- Canadian Great War Project - Soldier record: Private Edwin Maskell Evans