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Evison Fred Private 58861

Catalogue reference: SKR/DAT/IP/8869

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SKR/DAT/IP/8869
Title
Evison Fred Private 58861
Date
2000-2024
Description

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Surname: Evison;

Forename(s): Fred;

Initials: F;

Number: 58861;

Rank: Private;

Born in: Old Leake, Lincs;

Enlisted in: Lincoln;

Resided in: Old Leake;

Previous Number: 26451;

Previous Regiment: Lincs Regt;

MGC Branch: Infantry;

MGC Unit: 6 Bn;

How killed: KIA;

Where: Belgium;

When killed: 02-May-1918;

Other Data: War Office Weekly Casualty roll 18/9/1917

Fred born in 1894 in Old Leake Lincolnshire. prior to enlisting he had been as Waggoner on a farm ( 1911 census) and was living at Faunt Bridge Lincolnshire. he was one of 8 children born to William Evison born 1847. William had initially been a shepherd, then farm labourer, then a foreman and later a farmer in his own right. Some of the family still live in wrangle.
Name: Fred Joseph Evison
Age in 1911: 17
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1894
Relation to Head: Son
Gender: Male
Birth Place: Old Leake, Lincolnshire, England
Civil parish: Old Leake
County/Island: Lincolnshire
Country: England
Street Address: Old Leake Fort Bridge Boston
Marital Status: Single
Occupation: Waggoner On Farm
Registration district: Boston
Registration District Number: 415
Sub-registration district: Benington
ED, institution, or vessel: 9
Piece: 19577
Household Members: Name Age
William Evison 64
Betsy Ann Evison 55
Richard Evison 33
William Evison 29
Edith Harriet Evison 20
Fred Joseph Evison 17
Ernest Evison 2;

Other Notes: EVISON, Private, F, 58861. 6th Bn. Machine Gun Corps (Inf). 2nd May 1918. IV. E. 19. Ypres Reservoir Cemetery - Ieper, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium.;

END OF RECORD.

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Vickers MG Collection & Research Association
Language
English
Creator(s)
Graham Sacker
Physical description
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