Evans, Alfred: Service no. 124467

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Source: August 1917 casualty.

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Family Search: Private Alfred Evans was born on 7 November 1877, in Dundee, Forfarshire, Scotland, United Kingdom. He had at least 1 son and 1 daughter with Catherine Knight. He immigrated to United States in 1913 and lived in Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States in 1915. He registered for military service in 1915. In 1915, at the age of 38, his occupation is listed as machinist in Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States. He died on 17 August 1917, in Lens, Pas-de-Calais, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France, at the age of 39, and was buried in Vimy, Pas-de-Calais, Hauts-de-France, France.

Great War Dundee

Gave birth year as 1879, not 1877 on attestation paplers.

Inscription – His name as it is inscribed on the Vimy Memorial (2010). Over 11,000 fallen Canadians having no known place of burial in France, are honoured on this Memorial. May they never be forgotten. (J. Stephens). Source: CVWM
Inscription – His name as it is inscribed on the Vimy Memorial (2010). Over 11,000 fallen Canadians having no known place of burial in France, are honoured on this Memorial. May they never be forgotten. (J. Stephens). Source: CVWM
His son emigrated to the USA and this may be his declaration. Later he asked for information from the DND to validate the death of his father for purposes of his US citizenship.
"Killed in Action"
“Killed in Action”
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