Regimental number | 1018 |
Date of birth | |
Place of birth | South Melbourne, Victoria |
Religion | Roman Catholic |
Occupation | Wire mattress maker |
Address | 208 Park Street, South Melbourne, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 19.9 |
Height | 5' 5.5" |
Weight | 140 lbs |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs H Everett, 208 Park Street, South Melbourne, Victoria |
Previous military service | Served in 51st Infantry, Citizen Military Forces; still serving at time of AIF enlistment. |
Enlistment date | |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Place of enlistment | South Melbourne, Victoria |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 8th Battalion, C Company |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/25/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board Transport A24 Benalla on |
Regimental number from Nominal Roll | 1200 |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Corporal |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 5th Battalion |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Discharge date | |
Family/military connections | Brother: 149 Pte Edward EVERETT MM, 24th Bn, returned to Australia, 8 April 1919. |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front Embarked Alexandria to join the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force (Gallipoli Campaign), 5 April 1915. Reported missing, 25 April 1915; then reported wounded; transferred by HT 'Clan McGillivray' to Malta, and admitted to Military Hospital, Valetta, 4 May 1915 (gun shot wound, left thigh); transferred to Mtarfa Hospital, 23 May 1915; to St Andrew's Hospital, 21 July 1915; to St Lawrence Convalescent Camp, 22 August 1915; to Egypt, 31 August 1915, and admitted to Base Details, Mustapha, 5 September 1915. Rejoined Bn, Lemnos, 17 September 1915. Appointed Lance Corporal, 31 October 1915. Disembarked Alexandria, 7 January 1916 (general Gallipoli evacuation). Promoted Corporal, 20 February 1916. Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 25 March 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 30 March 1916. Admitted to 1st Australian Field Ambulance, 11 February 1917 (septic toe); transferred to 1/1 South Midlands Division Casualty Clearing Station, 12 February 1917; to 12th General Hospital, Rouen, 13 March 1917; to 2nd Convalescent Depot, Rouen, 2 March 1917; to Base Details, Etaples, 13 March 1917; joined 5th Bn, in the field, 22 March 1917. On leave to United Kingdom, 2 January 1918; rejoined Bn from leave, 18 January 1918. Admitted to 13th Australian Field Ambulance, 23 January 1918 (synovitis, left knee); transferred to 83rd General Hospital, Boulogne, 27 January 1918; discharged to 1st Convalescent Depot, 14 February 1918; transferred to 10th Convalescent Depot, Ecault, 16 February 1916; to Base Depot, Havre, 27 March 1918. Transferred to England, 10 April 1918; marched into No 2 Command Depot, Weymouth, 11 April 1918. Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Essex', 7 June 1918; disembarked, Sydney, 1 August 1918, for onward travel to Melbourne; discharged (medically unfit: osteo-arthritis, left knee joint), 7 March 1919. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal Re-enlisted, 11 June 1919, as 19889, Sea Transport; embarked Sydney, 12 August 1919; disembarked London, England, 12 October 1919; commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Friedrichsruh', 22 January 1920; discharged (termination of period of enlistment), Melbourne, 17 May 1920. Also served in World War II: enlisted 4 May 1942; discharged, 17 January 1947, as V375764 Signalman, Signals, 3rd Lines of Communication Area. |
Date of death | |
Sources | NAA: B2455, EVERETT Walter Clyde |