EVERETT, Iris
| Service Numbers: | Not yet discovered |
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| Enlisted: | 29 August 1916 |
| Last Rank: | Staff Nurse |
| Last Unit: | Australian Army Nursing Service (WW1) |
| Born: | Oamaru, New Zealand, 1887 |
| Home Town: | Gordon, Ku-ring-gai, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Nursing Sister AANS |
| Died: | Roseville, NSW, 24 April 1981, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Northern Suburbs Memorial Gardens and Crematorium, NSW Grave ref: Location : North Terrace; Section: Garden 50 |
| Memorials: |
World War 1 Service
| 29 Aug 1916: | Enlisted Australian Army Nursing Service (WW1), Staff Nurse | |
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| 2 Sep 1916: | Involvement Australian Army Nursing Service (WW1), --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '23' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: RMS Kashgar embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: '' | |
| 2 Sep 1916: | Embarked Australian Army Nursing Service (WW1), RMS Kashgar, Sydney |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Jenifer Everett
Iris EVERETT was born in Oamaru, South Island, New Zealand.
She was the daughter of William Henry EVERETT (1855-1929) and Alice Chistina nee GORDON. Iris's father was a draper - from the well known Nelson, NZ, drapery family Everett Bros Ltd.
Iris's grandfather - Edward Henry EVERETT (1820-1904) established the very successful drapery business - in Nelson, NZ - Everett Bros Ltd. This business ran from 1864 to 1913.
London-born Edward Everett had emigrated from England to Canada in the 1840s- where he married the daughter (Hannah Maria POPE : 1826-1900) of the SW Point Anti Costi Island, Quebec, Canada lighthouse keeper - Edward POPE. The Popes were originally from Guernsey Island, UK.
Iris's father (William Henry EVERETT) and his family moved from New Zealand to Australia (date unknown). William's brother - Edward EVERETT (1848-1928) had moved with his family - to Sydney - in 1891 and settled in the Wahroonga area of NSW.
Iris Everett enlisted with the Australian Army Nursing Service (AANS) - on 30 August 1916. She was aged 29 years.
Her next-of-kin was given as her father - William Henry Everett - (born 1855 Auckland, New Zealand; Died Gordon, NSW 1929) - of "Theace", 24 Nelson Street, Gordon, North Shore Sydney, NSW.
Iris Everett embarked for overseas war service - on RMS "Kashgar" - on 2 September 1916 - from Sydney to Bombay, India.
Iris Everett served at war hospitals at Bombay; Deccan War Hospital (Poona) and at a war hospital in Belgaum.
Iris Everett resigned her appointment, as Staff Nurse with the AANS, on 11 December 1917 - as she was to marry (Philiip Hensley-Henson)- on 12 December 1917.
Iris Hensley-Henson returned to Australia.
Iris Hensley-Henson (born Everett) died on 24 April 1981. She was 94 years of age. Her ashes were interred at Northern Suburbs Memorial Garden, Delhi Road, North Ryde, NSW, Australia.
For Iris Everett's military profile refer to New Zealand Online Cenotaph (Iris Everett).
Also refer to Nelson (NZ) Museum Photograph Collection - EVERETT - for a large collection of photographs (with biographies) of Iris Everett's family .
Viola Everett (born 1891 at Nelson, NZ; died 1982 at Brisbane, Aus) - who also served with the AANS in Egypt (1916-1919) - was Iris Everett's 1st cousin. Also refer to New Zealand Online Cenotaph (Viola Everett).
6 of Viola Everett's siblings also served with the New Zealand Forces during World War 1 : (1) Captain George Gordon Everett (1884-1917) 67th Punjabis 2nd Battaltion (2) Gerald Gordon Everett (died 1985); Frank Gordon Everett (1898-1982); step-brother Ralph Watson (1897-1916) and twins Claire Everett (NZANS) and Dorothy Everett (NZANS). Each has a profile on New Zealand Online Cenotaph.