Australian Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial Investigation
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Private William Ernest Evers

Important Information:
From WW1 Private William Ernest Evers Regimental Number 4179 from the 14th Btn. He has records available in the WW1 Red Cross Files & the National Archives. Most WW1 soldiers files are now on the Nominal Roll site.

Main investigation:

  1. What war(s) did Evers serve in?
  2. Search the Nominal Roll Red Cross Files and list any information obtained on Evers.
  3. What image can you get of Evers condition from the postcard samples and the lifestyle he is living in?
  4. Search for Evers in the National Achieves (Hint: key words obtained from the Nominal roll will assist in this research), what information can be found about Evers?
  5. Comment on the construction and structure of the Attestation paper.

Further investigation:
Students construct a diary entry using various examples of evidence obtained from the following websites:
  • https://www.awm.gov.au/people/roll-search/nominal_rolls/first_world_war/
  • http://www.naa.gov.au/

Suggested websites for research:
  1. https://www.awm.gov.au/people/roll-search/nominal_rolls/first_world_war/
  2. http://www.naa.gov.au/
  3. http://static.awm.gov.au/images/collection/pdf/RCDIG1042757--1-.pdf
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