Auckland War Memorial Museum - Evans-Henry-World-War-II,-1939-1945

Full Name

Henry Evans

Forename(s)

Henry

Surname

Evans

War

World War II, 1939-1945

Serial No.

801925

Gender

Male

First Known Rank

Private

Occupation before Enlistment

Diesel driver

Next of Kin

Mrs J. Evans (wife), Te Teko, New Zealand

Marital Status

Married

Enlistment Address

Te Teko, New Zealand

Military District

Whakatane

Body on Embarkation

Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force (2NZEF)

Embarkation Unit

28 (Maori) Battalion

Embarkation Date

21 July 1943

Place of Embarkation

Wellington, New Zealand

Vessel

Nieuw Amsterdam

Destination

Egypt

Nominal Roll Number

WW2 12

Page on Nominal Roll

WW2 59

POW Date of Capture

4 August 1944

Further References

28th Maori Battalion Website 1941-1945. URL: http://www.28maoribattalion.org.nz
Cody, J. (1956). 28 (Maori) Battalion. Wellington: Dept. of Internal Affairs, War History Branch. Digital copy URL: http://www.nzetc.org/tm/scholarly/tei-WH2Maor.html

Sources Used

Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force Nominal Roll No. 12 (Embarkations from 1st July, 1943 to 31st December, 1943)
List of 2NZEF Prisoners of War. 1941-1945. Auckland War Memorial Museum Library. MS 2009/8.