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Pte. John Francis Evans

British Army 1st Battalion Border Regiment

from:Manchester

(d.17th Aug 1916)

John Evans was born in 1897, he enlisted and trained with C Coy. 3rd Bn., Border Regiment. Posted to France, he transferred to 1st Battalion, Border Regiment. He was then posted to Gallipoli on the 30th of June 1915, where he was wounded in the neck. He returned home on the 3rd of Sept 1915, to hospital. This wound caused his death in 1916 aged 19 having served 1 year and 257 days. John is interred in St Josephs Cemetery Moston, Manchester.



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