Military History

The 44th Battalion was raised in Claremont WA in February 1916.  Everett sailed with the first contingent of the 44th Battalion. He disembarked at Plymouth and marched in to Training Camp in England in June 1916. After 5 months of intensive training, he embarked from South ampton for France on 25.11.1916. They marched into the Brigade Details Camp in France on 27.11.1916. The 44th Battalion entered the front line trenches on the Somme on 29.12.1916. Everett and his Battalion spent the long harsh winter of 1916-17 in difficult conditions in the trenches. Everett earned two blue Chevrons in this period. He fought at Messines in Belgium and Broodseinde Ridge in June 1917. On 14.8 1917 Everett became ill  and was taken from the field by the 53rd Field Ambulance to the 55th Casualty Clearing Station and transferred to  5th General Hospital at Rouen 15.8.1917. Everett was diagnosed with myalgia and transferred by HS 'St Patrick' to England 18.8.1917. He was admitted to Clan Park Hospital affiliated with the Royal Herbert Hospital in Woolwich with Rheumatism and Myalgia 19.8.1917. Everett was transferred to the 3rd Auxilliary Hospital in Dartford 2.9.1917. He  marched out to Weymouth, was  detailed as unfit for active servcice and listed for early return  to Australia as an invalid 10.9.1918.
Embarked for Australia from Southampton per SS 'Marathon'  D27  6.11.1916
Disembarked Fremantle 24.12.1918
Discharged 22.2.1919
Final Rank Private 44th Battalion AIF
Medical Condition Invalided with Rheumatism and Myalgia
Awards and Medals British War Medal, Victory Medal
Notes Everett's son John (SN 2375) was KIA 3.8.1916. Everett was a brickmaker who moved to Guildford c1897- 1910. He lived on GTL 154 Helena St where he had a small brickyard . Everett made the bricks for the  Municpal stables at the rear of the old Council Chambers 1906 (Guildford Municipal Minute Books 18.4.1906. SRO. Acc 1110/12  p101).
Photo HMAT 'Suevic'. Photographer unknown, photograph source AWM A03216
           Sandbagged legs and feet to prevent tench foot and leg damage due to damp, trenches at L'Abbaye Somme. Photographer unknown photograph source AWM E00233
           Duckboard track Broodseinde Ridge 1917. Photographer unknown, image sourced AWM E01148
           3rd Auxilliary Hospital Dartford. Photographer unknown, photograph source AWM C05043

Information Source
AWM A03216. HMAT 'Suevic'. Photographer unknown, photograph sourced from the Pictorial Collection of the Australian War Memorial
AWM E00233. Sandbagged legs and feet to prevent tench foot and leg damage due to damp, trenches at L'Abbaye Somme. Photographer unknown photograph sourced from the Pictorial Collection of the Australian War Memorial
AWM E01148. Duckboard track at Broodsende Ridge 1917. Photographer unknown, photograph sourced from  the Pictorial Collection of the Australian War Memorial
AWM C05043. 3rd Auxilliary Hospital Dartford. Photographer unknown, photograph sourced from the Pictorial Collection of the Australian War Memorial
AWM: Embarkation List, William Henry Everett
AWM: 44th Battalion
Guildford Municipal Minute Books. State Records Office WA. Acc. 1110.
NAA:B2455, Everett William Henry
Wise, H. and Co. Western Australian Post Office  Directories. SLWA

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