Regimental number | 40107 |
Date of birth | |
Place of birth | Wellington |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Clerk |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 20 |
Height | 5' 7" |
Weight | 128 lbs |
Next of kin | Father, F C Everton, Schoolhouse, Featherston |
Previous military service | Served in 15th (Ruahine) Company, Wellington Infantry Regiment, Territorial Force; still serving at time of NZEF enlistment. |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Trentham |
Rank on embarkation | Rifleman |
Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, New Zealand Rifle Brigade Reinforcements, J Company |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 82 Pakeha on |
Final rank | Rifleman |
Final unit | 2nd Battalion, New Zealand Rifle Brigade |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Age at death from cemetery records | 21 |
Place of burial | No known grave |
Commemoration details | Tyne Cot Memorial (New Zealand Apse, Panel No 7), Belgium |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Frederick Charles and Dora Everton, New Windsor Road, Avondale, Auckland; Wife: Sybil Everton. Native of Featherston, Wellington |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Embarked Wellington, 14 April 1917; returned to Wellington, 17 April 1917; re-embarked, 26 April 1917; disembarked Sydney, Australia, 2 May 1917; re-embarked, 9 May 1917; disembarked Devonport, England, 28 July 1917, and marched into Sling Camp. Proceeded overseas to France, 14 September 1917; joined 2nd Bn, NZ Rifle Brigade, in the field, 8 October 1917, and posted to B Company. Reported missing, 12 October 1917. Court of Enquiry, 27 April 1918, concluded: 'Killed in action, 12 October 1918.' Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | Nominal Roll Vol. 3: Roll 60, p. 21 Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 21001590 |
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