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EVERDELL, William James
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 2877 |
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| Enlisted: | 5 April 1916, Place of Enlistment, Brisbane, Queensland. |
| Last Rank: | Colonel |
| Last Unit: | 2nd Light Horse Brigade Machine Gun Squadron |
| Born: | Flagstone, Queensland, Australia, 3 January 1891 |
| Home Town: | Woodhill, Logan, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Woodhill State School, Queensland, Australia |
| Occupation: | Theosopist |
| Died: | Natural Causes , Woodhill, Queensland, Australia, 1 December 1980, aged 89 years |
| Cemetery: |
Woodhill (Veresdale) Cemetery, Qld |
| Memorials: | Beaudesert War Memorial, Woodhill War Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 5 Apr 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2877, 5th Light Horse Regiment, Place of Enlistment, Brisbane, Queensland. | |
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| 22 Jul 1916: | Involvement Private, 2877, 5th Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '2' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: RMS Malwa embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: '' | |
| 22 Jul 1916: | Embarked Private, 2877, 5th Light Horse Regiment, RMS Malwa, Sydney | |
| 8 Nov 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 2nd Light Horse Brigade Machine Gun Squadron | |
| 18 Apr 1918: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 2nd Light Horse Brigade Machine Gun Squadron | |
| 4 Feb 1919: | Promoted AIF WW1, Colonel, 2nd Light Horse Brigade Machine Gun Squadron | |
| 4 Jul 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, 2877, 2nd Light Horse Brigade Machine Gun Squadron, Returned to Australia. |
Personal Stories
Logan Village Museum
William was born Flagstone, Mundoolan Qld. He had 6 siblings. He attended the Woodhill State School and was a Theosopist before enlisting.
Armistice Day 1918 he was on leave in Egypt.
He is listed with the Museum Honour Roll as both his parents were Pioneers of the District.
Submitted 16 February 2023 by Coralyn Cowin
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