Geoffrey Ian EVERIST

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EVERIST, Geoffrey Ian

Service Number:	414545
Enlisted:	12 October 1941, Brisbane, Qld.
Last Rank:	Leading Aircraftman
Last Unit:	5 AOS Winipeg Man
Born:	Brisbane, Qld., 6 February 1923
Home Town:	Toowong, Brisbane, Queensland
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Not yet discovered
Died:	Accidental, Canada, 1 July 1942, aged 19 years
Cemetery:	Winnipeg (Brookside) Cemetery, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada Mil. Sec. 1802. Lot 15.
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour

World War 2 Service

3 Sep 1939:	Involvement 414545
12 Oct 1941:	Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Leading Aircraftman, 414545, 5 AOS Winipeg Man, Brisbane, Qld.

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Biography contributed by Faithe Jones

Son of William Allen Everist and Mary Emily Everist, of Toowong, Queensland, Australia

KILLED IN AIR
ACCIDENT
Leading Air-craftman Geoffrey Ian Everist, RAAF, youngest son of Mrs M. E. Everist, Vera Street, Toowong, and of the late Mr W. A. Everist, lost his life on July 1 as a result of an air-craft accident whilst training in Canada. LAC Everist, who was 19 years of age, was employed by the International Harvester Company in Brisbane prior to his enlistment. He was an active worker for the Toowong Methodist Church.

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