Evatt, Francis Septimus
Person: id 2902
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World War I
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Family name
Evatt
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Francis Septimus
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F.S.
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Died during WWI
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Med. II : Gunner, 1st Bde., A.F.A., A.I.F., France. Enlisting in August, 1916, and sailing 19th December, crossed to France and served with Field Artillery in Ypres sector, being wounded at Passchendaele in September, 1917, and evacuated to Weymouth Hospital. Rejoining brigade in January, 1918, fought at Messines, Villers-Bretonneux and elsewhere till death. Killed in Action, Hindenburg Line, 29th September, 1918, and buried in Tincourt New British Cemetery. Early education at Fort St. High School. "Thou, fighting for poor human kind, will feel The strength of Roland in thy wrist to hew A chasm sheer within the barrier rock And bring the armies of the faithful through."—G. Meredith.
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Evatt, F S.jpg [ scanned_images jpg 267147 ]Frank standing at door of army hut [ jpeg ]Frank with two rows of soldiers in front of an army hut [ jpeg ]Frank and Russell outside army hut [ jpeg ]The Evatt Family [ jpeg ]The Evatt family, L-R, Jack, Hubert Vere, Clive, Jeannie, Ray, Frank, George [ jpeg ]Photo of Frank's canvas bag [ png ]Photograph of Frank's 1916 & 1917 diaries [ png ]Frank standing with a group in a field of flowers [ jpeg ]Frank with 6 soldiers outside an army hut [ jpeg ]Keith 'Skit' Roseby and Alexander 'Bunny' Rodgers on deck of 'Orontes' [ jpeg ]
Documents
0001.jpg [ scanned_images/ERBY_S T - EWING_T/EVATT_Francis Septimus/EVATT_Francis Septimus 1/ jpg 722189 ]0001.jpg [ scanned_images/ERBY_S T - EWING_T/EVATT_Francis Septimus/EVATT_Francis Septimus 2/ jpg 114872 ]0001.jpg [ scanned_images/ERBY_S T - EWING_T/EVATT_Francis Septimus/EVATT_Francis Septimus 3/ jpg 270576 ]Transcriptions of letters from Frank Septimus EVATT to his family, 1918 [ pdf ]Transcription of letters from Frank Septimus EVATT to his family 1916-1917 [ pdf ]
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