Evans REV FR., William David Rev. Father

Date of Birth	1906-06-28
Date of Death	1956-08-01
Gender	Male
Birth Place	Australia, New South Wales, Marrickville

Service Details

Service	RAN - Royal Australian Navy
Date of Entry	1939-07-12
Rank	Chaplain
Rate	Chaplain RC
Discharged Date	1943-10-31
Discharge Type	Emergency List
Service Period	1939-1943
Active Service (War service)	WW2
Service Record	Yes
Ship	Canberra I HMAS - Heavy Cruiser

Cemetery Details

Cemetery Name	Woronora Memorial Park 1 Linden Street Sutherland NSW 2232
Cemetery Address	Sutherland, NSW
Demonination/Area	Catholic
Grave Type	Burial - Grave

Notes

On Canberra I at Battle of Savo Island note multiple versions of service history cards one incorrect has him on the Australia but he was picked up by the USS Patterson. https://reginacoeliparish.org.au/history/ http://ahoy.tk-jk.net/macslog/AustralianNavychaplainFrW.html

Sources

Service Record - Australian National Archives Nominal Roll - Department of Veteran Affairs

• https://reginacoeliparish.org.au/history
• http://ahoy.tk-jk.net/macslog/AustralianNavychaplainFrW.html

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