Military History

Embarked Fremantle per ‘Themistocles’ A32 for Egypt 13.10.1915.
Roll Rank Private.
Roll Unit to 5th Reinf. 28th Bn. ‘A’ Coy. 7th Bde.
Everett disembarked in Egypt. He was admitted to the Abbassia hospital with Mumps and discharged to the 4th Auxiliary Hospital 21 .12.1915. He was taken on strength at Tel-el-Kebir 19.1.1916. Everett proceeded to Alexandria, joined BEF and embarked for France with his Bn. 16.3.1916. He disembarked at Marseilles 21.3.1916. The 28th Bn. took part in its first major battle at Pozieres in July and August 1916. Everett was KIA 3.8.1916 at Pozieres, France.
He is commemorated at the Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux Area, Picardie, France.
Final Rank Private, 28th Bn. AIF.
Medical Condition Dec’d KIA.
Awards and Medals 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal.
Note The family  Obituary recorded his age at death as 18 years (West Australian Newspaper 19.9.1916) which would indicate he was underage and enlisted  under age, at 17 years of age. The Obituary also records his date of death as 4.8.1916, rather than the official  date of 3.8.1916.
His Father W.H. Everett (SN 578) enlisted for service in January 1916.
Information Source
West Australian Newspaper
Guildford Primary School Honour Roll
NAA: B2455, Everett J
AWM Embarkation Roll- John Everett
AWM Roll of Honour- John Everett

AWM Photographic Collection AWM H06007

AWM 28th Battalion

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