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Military service
Service number:
667
Age:
44
Rank:
Private
Force:
Army
Unit/Regiment:
Canadian Garrison Regiment
Division:
11th Battalion
Birth:
January 6, 1874
Pontypridd
Enlistment:
March 7, 1917
Kamloops, British Columbia
Death:
October 22, 1918
Burial/memorial information
Grave reference:
45. 3. 13.
Additional information
Son of Thomas Evans, of Bethnal Green, London, England, and Mary Evans; husband of Jane Wilson (formerly Evans), St. Thomas, Ontario. Brother of Edward and brother-in-law of Elizabeth Grimshire. Pte Evans was medically discharged on 19 February 1917. He then re-enlisted for the second time on March 7, 1917.
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Digital gallery of Private Joseph Evans
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Grave marker
Grave of 687244 & 667 Pvt. Joseph Evans who served in both the 172nd Battn. C.E.F. (1 year) and later 102nd Battn. C.E.F. (Rocky Mountain Rangers) Born in Pontypridd Wales on Jan 6th 1870. He enlisted (2nd time) at Kamloops BC on March 7th 1917 and was part of the Railway Service Guards. He listed his occupation(s) as "Butcher & Rancher" He died at Vancouver BC on Oct. 22nd 1918 at the age of 59. -
Cross of Sacrifice
Memorial Cross in the section where 687244 & 667 Pvt. Joseph Evans is buried in the Mountain View Cemetery of Vancouver BC -
Vancouver Mountain View Cemetery
Cemetery view of the section where 687244 & 667 Pvt. Joseph Evans is buried in the Mountain View Cemetery of Vancouver BC -
War Memorial
Kamloops Cenotaph, Memorial Park, Battle Street and 2nd Avenue, Kamloops, British Columbia. Includes honour roll tablets listing 189 names for World War I and 92 names for World War II. Unveiled on May 24th, 1925. Inscribed: C.E.F. - NOR TIME NOR TIDE CAN EVER EFFACE THE MEMORY OF OUR GLORIOUS DEAD.
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Private Joseph Evans
Digital gallery of
Private Joseph Evans
Digital gallery of
Private Joseph Evans
Digital gallery of
Private Joseph Evans
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Commemorated on:
Page 405 of the First World War Book of Remembrance.
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VANCOUVER (MOUNTAIN VIEW) CEMETERY British Columbia, Canada
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