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EVERITT, William Lewis
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 7235 |
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| Enlisted: | 8 December 1916 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 2nd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Carrathool, New South Wales, Australia, 1891 |
| Home Town: | Darlington Point, Murrumbidgee Shire, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 27 April 1918 |
| Cemetery: |
Borre British Cemetery Plot I, Row B, Grave No. 19, Borre British Cemetery, Hazebrouck, Nord Pas de Calais, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 8 Dec 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 7235, 2nd Infantry Battalion | |
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| 10 Feb 1917: | Involvement Private, 7235, 2nd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '7' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: RMS Osterley embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: '' | |
| 10 Feb 1917: | Embarked Private, 7235, 2nd Infantry Battalion, RMS Osterley, Sydney |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Stephen Brooks
William Everitt died when a shell stuck a tree near his dugout at about 2am in the morning. He was asleep at the time when struck by a piece of the defected shell. The dugoout was located near Caestre in Northern France. He was an only son and well known in the Darlington Point area.