William Evans
(1895-1918)
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Private William Evans, signature on WWI draft registration
SS Bohemian
Gravestone, Private William Evans, St. Mihiel American Cemetery, Thiaucourt, Lorraine, France
William Evans
*No plaque found
*The List of Liberty Row Names indicates the possible original location of the plaque.
*No soldier photograph found in the following book: Doyle, A. C., Haulsee, W. M., Howe, F. G. Soldiers of the Great War. Washington, DC: Soldiers Record Publishing Company, 1920.
Birth: 3/28/1895, Cleveland, Ohio
Birth: 3/28/1895, Cleveland, Ohio
Address: 4903 Cedar Ave., Cleveland, OH
Demographics: age 22 at draft registration; single; Caucasian; native-born Clevelander; occupation Oiler at Cleveland Electric Illuminating Co., Cleveland, OH; requested draft exemption due to his occupation
Appearance: Height medium, Build slender, Eyes gray, Hair brown
Draft Date/Enlistment Date/Rank: 6/5/1917; 10/4/1917; Private
Draft Date/Enlistment Date/Rank: 6/5/1917; 10/4/1917; Private
Service Number: 2109430
Deployment: 6/22/1918 from Boston, Massachusetts aboard SS Bohemian
Action:
Death: September 13, 1918 at age 23; cause of death Killed in Action
Death: September 13, 1918 at age 23; cause of death Killed in Action
Burial: buried after death in an isolated grave in Commune Thiaucourt, Meuse, France; 5/2/1919 remains disinterred and reburied at St. Mihiel American Cemetery, Thiaucourt, Lorraine, France; final burial 7/26/1922 at St. Mihiel American Cemetery, Thiaucourt, Lorraine, France, Block C Row 12 Grave 20
Burial: buried after death in an isolated grave in Commune Thiaucourt, Meuse, France; 5/2/1919 remains disinterred and reburied at St. Mihiel American Cemetery, Thiaucourt, Lorraine, France; final burial 7/26/1922 at St. Mihiel American Cemetery, Thiaucourt, Lorraine, France, Block C Row 12 Grave 20
Next of Kin: Mr. H. Burkle, friend, 8418 Wade Park and 4903 Cedar Ave.; Mrs. H. Burkle, aunt, 4903 Cedar Ave.; Mrs. Eliza Burkle (gdn - see below), 8418 Wade Park Ave. All addresses in Cleveland. Surname Burkle spelled various ways.
Additional Information: Eliza Jenkins Burkle (1872-1970) was the wife of Henry G. Burkle. She is alternately listed as an aunt or "gdn" of Private William Evans. [Gdn is commonly used as the abbreviation for guardian.] As no information was found about Private Evans' parents or other family members, it is possible that Ms. Eliza Jenkins Burkle was his guardian. However, more research is necessary to definitively determine that.
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