EVERETT, Robert William
| Service Number: | VX30543 |
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| Enlisted: | 11 June 1940, Royal Park, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 2nd/21st Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 4 May 1915 |
| Home Town: | Richmond (V), Yarra, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Horse driver |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Ambon, Netherlands East Indies, 20 February 1942, aged 26 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" |
| Memorials: | Ambon Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Ballarat Australian Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial |
World War 2 Service
| 11 Jun 1940: | Enlisted Private, VX30543, Royal Park, Victoria | |
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| 11 Jun 1940: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, VX30543 | |
| 12 Jun 1940: | Involvement Private, VX30543, 2nd/21st Infantry Battalion | |
| 20 Feb 1942: | Involvement Private, VX30543, 2nd/21st Infantry Battalion, Australia's Northern Periphery, Missing - presumed killed in action (Ambon) |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Mari Walker
Son of Charles and Hannah Everett, of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
Private Everett enlisted in June 1940 and embarked for overseas service in December 1941. He arrived in Ambon on 17 December 1941 and was a member of 2/21 Australian Infantry Battalion which was part of “Gull Force”. This force consisted of 1131 Australian soldiers, Dutch and local native troops whose objective was to occupy Ambon Island (approximately 350 miles NNE of Timor, in the Banda Sea) and hinder the Japanese advance.
Pte Everett was a member of a large garrison that was positioned around Laha Airfield prior to the Japanese invasion of 30 January 1942. Following a series of short but fierce battles, fighting on Ambon ceased on 2nd February 1942, after which Pte Everett was listed as missing. He was officially presumed deceased on 20 February 1942.
Biography
Bobby was only 26 when he was killed
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