The Soldier's Details
- Surname:
- Evans
- First Name:
- Ronald Lumley
- Nick Name:
- Ron
- Rank:
- Private
- Regimental #:
- WX10057
- Classification:
- Signaller
- Company:
- Headquarters Company, No. 1 Platoon.
- Enlisted:
- 13.12.1940
- Discharged:
- 8.02.1946
- DOB:
- 12.12.1919
- Place of Birth:
- Brighton, Sussex, England
- Father's Name:
- Joseph Gordon Evans
- Mothers's Name:
- Alice Mary Evans
- Religion:
- Church of England
- Pre-war Occupation:
- Stationhand
- Singapore:
- Selarang Camp Changi
- Force:
- ‘A’ Force Burma; Green Force, No.3 Battalion
- Camps Thailand:
- Tamarkan, Chungkai, Linson Wood Camp, Bangkok
- Camps Burma:
- Victoria Point, Tavoy, Moulmein, Thanbyuzat, Kendau 4.8km, Thetkaw 14 km, Meiloe 75km, Augganaung 105km.
- POW#:
- 3082 Linson 12141
- Return Details 1945:
- Thailand-Singapore by aircraft; Singapore-Labuan, 2/1st H.M. Australian Hospital Ship, Manunda
General Description
rear L-R Ron Evans, Kack Kyros, Claude Gault, Merve wilkinson.
Fr Vern Hoppe, Bill Grundy & Ted Cosson.
Ronald Lumley Evans is twin brother to Kenneth Samuel Evans WX17269. The Evans family arrived from England in Western Australia in December 1923 from London on the ‘Hobson”. The twins aged about 4 years, with an older sister and two other older brothers.
Their parents Joseph and Alice married 1909 England.
Ron and Ken were baptised 18 June, 1920 at St Paul’s Church, Brighton Sussex.
Ron enlisted with the AIF on 13 December 1940 and later joined 2/4th MGB’s Headquarters Company No. 1 Platoon as a Signaller under Commanding Officer Lt Royce. His twin brother Ken enlisted AIF on 15th October 1941, and became a reinforcement in ‘E’ Company, Special Reserve Battalion.
Although in different Battalions, the brothers were together at Selarang Camp Changi whilst in Singapore. They were then drafted into ‘A’ Force Burma and Green Force, No. 3 Battalion to work on the Burma end of the Burma-Thai Raiway. The brothers managed to be together in several camps but were separated after Chunkai when Ken went onto Tamuang & Ron went to Linson Wood Camp.
Ron was recovered from Thailand at the end of war. He was transferred on 2/1st Hospital Ship ‘Mununda’ from Singapore via Labuan to Fremantle.
The above was printed in October 1943.
