PERSONAL DETAILS
Name/Alias	Edward EVANS
Birth date and place	c. 1838 Wymering, Portsmouth, Hampshire, England.
Baptism date and place
Civil Census Residences	Hilsea, Wymering, Fareham, Hampshire, England (1851).
Trade	Carpenter.
Physical Description	Height: 6 ft. 0 ins. Complexion: fair. Eyes: grey. Hair: light brown.
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ARMY SERVICE DETAILS
Corps and Company	Royal Engineers 20th Company (formerly Royal Sappers & Miners).
Service No. and Rank	#4210 Private.
Attestation date and place	22 Feb 1856 Portsmouth, Hampshire. 13 Jul 1867 Rochester, re-engaged for nine years.
Service/Campaigns	India 2 years 157 days. Ceylon and Australia 2 years 173 days. Bermuda 3 years 79 days.
Musters	WO11-190 4th Company, Dover and Melbourne (1861). WO11-199 (1961) to WO11-207 (1862) Western Australia.
Promotions	Private to Sapper 22 Feb 1859. Sapper to 2nd Corporal 1 May 1861. 2nd Corporal to Corporal 1 Jul 1863. Corporal to Sergeant 1 Jun 1867. Sergeant 3rd Class Foreman of Works 6 Jun 1868. Sergeant Quarter Master 2nd Class Foreman of Works 22 Nov 1871.
Medals, Clasps and Badges	Indian Mutiny Medal clasp Lucknow. Five Good Conduct Badges. Long Service & Good Conduct Medal with gratuity.
Casualty/Medical	None.
Courts Martial	None.
Discharge date and place	22 May 1877 Portsmouth.
Length of Service	21 years 90 days.
Chelsea Pension Reference	WO97-1851-176.
Post Discharge Residence	Hilsea, Portsmouth.
Pension District	Portsmouth.
Pension	30d. per diem.
ARRIVAL IN WESTERN AUSTRALIA
Ship	Salsette.
Departure and Arrival dates	Dep. Melbourne 27 Sep 1861. Arr. Albany 4 Oct 1861.
Occupations post-arrival in WA	Instructing Warder.
Land Acquisition	None in Western Australia.
Ship ex-WA	Lincelles.
Departure date and destination	Dep. Fremantle 27 Apr 1862 for Cape of Good Hope and London.