Carlyle Gray Everiss
Born 3 Dec 1914 - Died 2 Oct 1941
- Service number
- NZ41318 AWMM
- WWII 41318 AWMM
- Also known as
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- Armed force / branch
- Air Force AWMM
- Last rank
- Pilot Officer AWMM Royal Air Force, No. 58 Operational Training Unit AWMM
- War
- World War II, 1939-1945 AWMM
About
- Title
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- Forenames
- Carlyle Gray AWMM
- Surname
- Everiss AWMM
- Ingoa
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- Also known as
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- Service number
- NZ41318 AWMM
- WWII 41318 AWMM
- Gender
- Male AWMM
- Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
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- Religion
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Images
Documents
About birth
- Birth
- 3 Dec 1914 RNZAF Biographies (R17845610)
- Date of birth
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- Place of birth
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- Birth notes
- Son of Frederick & Murielle EVERISSPublic - Lorraine Mona - Researcher - 5 March 2024 - NZ BDM Birth records
- Address before enlistment
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- Post war occupation
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- Next of kin
- WW2 Wife:Mrs P. E. Everiss of Te Kuiti AWMM
- WW2 Mother:Mrs F. Everiss of Hamilton AWMM
- Relationship status
- Married/WWII AWMM
- 1941 Carlyle Gray EVERISS married Phyllis Elizabeth FERRISPublic - Lorraine Mona - Researcher - 5 March 2024 - NZ BDM Marriage records
Wars and conflicts
- War
- World War II, 1939-1945 AWMM
- Campaign
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- Armed force / branch
- Air Force AWMM
- Service number
- NZ41318 AWMM
- WWII 41318 AWMM
- Military service
- British Commonwealth Air Training Plan, No. 32 Service Flying Training School, Moosejaw, Saskatchewan, Canada AWMM
Course 1: Class 19. Graduation Date: 8/08/1941. AWMM - Royal Air Force, No. 58 Operational Training Unit (OTU) (Spitfire)Public - Antonio - Researcher - 15 April 2026 - https://aircrewremembered.com/everiss-carlyle.html
- British Commonwealth Air Training Plan, No. 32 Service Flying Training School, Moosejaw, Saskatchewan, Canada AWMM
- Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers
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Military decorations
- Medals and Awards
Training and Enlistment
- Military training
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- Branch Trade Proficiency
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- Enlistment
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- Age on enlistment
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- Occupation before enlistment
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Embarkations
- Embarkation details
- WW2 Vessel was Awatea AWMM Royal New Zealand Air Force AWMM
Prisoner of war
- Capture details
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- Days interned
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- Liberation date
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- POW liberation details
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- Liberation Repatriation
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- POW serial number
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Medical history
- Medical notes
- Killed in Air Accident, Cause of Death AWMM
Last known rank
- Last rank
- Pilot Officer AWMM
Royal Air Force, No. 58 Operational Training Unit AWMM - Last rank
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Biographical information
- Son of Frederick Everiss and Murielle Octavia Everiss (nee Gray) of Auckland
Husband of Phyllis Elizabeth Everiss of Te Kuiti
Attended Seddon Memorial Technical College (Source: RNZAF Biographies (R17845610)) AWMM - In May 2007 the residents of the Scottish village of Cowie gathered to unveil a memorial to Pilot Officer Carlyle Everiss – a New Zealand fighter pilot whose heroic actions saved the lives of many villagers during the Second World War.
Carlyle Gray Everiss was born in Gisborne on 3 December 1914. Following the outbreak of the Second World War he enlisted in the Royal New Zealand Air Force and began pilot training in January 1941. After gaining his pilot’s wings in Canada, Everiss was sent to the United Kingdom and posted to No. 58 Operational Training Unit at Grangemouth, beside the Firth of Forth in central Scotland.
Everiss and another pilot were returning from an air combat exercise on 2 October 1941 when the engine of his Spitfire stalled over the mining village of Cowie, about 10 km from Grangemouth. With his crippled plane heading straight for a tightly packed row of houses, Everiss refused to bail out and made a desperate attempt to gain altitude. While he managed to clear the village his plane was thrown into an uncontrollable tailspin and crashed into a railway siding at a nearby coal mine. Villagers pulled Everiss from the burning wreckage but the young pilot died shortly afterwards and was buried in Grangemouth (Grandsable) Cemetery.
Despite his hero status in Cowie, little was known about Everiss until local resident John Craig travelled to New Zealand in 1979 and tracked down his brother-in-law. He lent Craig a photograph of Pilot Officer Everiss in uniform and a painting was commissioned based on this picture. The portrait, entitled ‘Carlyle Everiss – the face of courage’, was hung in the clubrooms of the Cowie Bowling Club, near the crash site.
On 19 May 2007 a memorial commemorating the young pilot’s sacrifice was unveiled in Cowie. The bronze bust of Everiss was erected atop a rock plinth after £12,000 was raised by local residents.Public - Lorraine Mona - Researcher - 5 March 2024 - https://nzhistory.govt.nz/page/nz-pilot-saves-scottish-village
- Son of Frederick Everiss and Murielle Octavia Everiss (nee Gray) of Auckland
About death
- Death
- 2 Oct 1941 AWMM
Age 27 AWMM - Date of death
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- Age at death
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- Place of death
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- Cause of death
- Killed in Air Accident AWMM
- Death notes
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- Cemetery
- Grangemouth (Grandsable) Cemetery, Stirlingshire, Scotland AWMM Section 1 Grave 19 AWMM
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- Grave reference
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- Obituary
- EVERISS. -On October 7, 1941, result of an Aircraft accident in England, N.Z. 41318 Pilot Officer Carlyle Gray Everiss, dearly-beloved husband of Phyllis Everiss, of Te Kuiti. and beloved only son of Mrs. M. Everiss, of Hamilton; aged 26 years.
EVER! SS. — Pilot-Officer Carlyle Gray, Killed in England. air accident, only son of Merille 0. Everiss, Queen's Avenue, Hamilton and the late Fred Everiss, late of Gisborne and loved brother of Mrs. C. E. Hammond and Mrs. F W Pelchell, both of Raglan; aged 26 yearsPublic - Lorraine Mona - Researcher - 5 March 2024 - ROLL OF HONOUR
NEW ZEALAND HERALD, VOLUME 78, ISSUE 24090, 8 OCTOBER 1941, PAGE 1 - Memorial name
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- Memorial reference
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Memorial
- Memorial name
- Hamilton Memorial Park, Memorial Drive, Hamilton East 3216 AWMM
- Auckland War Memorial Museum, World War 2 Hall of Memories AWMM
- Epsom Methodist Church Memorial Plaque AWMM
Related objects
Sources
- External links
- Commonwealth War Graves Commission record
https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/2843659
Sources Used - RNZAF [Royal New Zealand Air Force] Biographies of Deceased Personnel 1939 - 1945 (Bound Volumes) - Ea - Gw. ARchives New Zealand (R17845610)
https://collections.archives.govt.nz/web/arena/search/#/entity/aims-archive/R17845610
Sources Used - List of RNZAF [Royal New Zealand Air Force] Personnel - List of Personnel Killed or Missing in Various Theatres, 1940 - 1945. Archives New Zealand (R17845748)
https://collections.archives.govt.nz/web/arena/search/#/entity/aims-archive/R17845748
Sources Used - Aviation Safety Network:
https://aviation-safety.net/wikibase/247260Public - Antonio - Researcher - 15 April 2026 - Internet research - Aircrew Remembered:
https://aircrewremembered.com/everiss-carlyle.htmlPublic - Antonio - Researcher - 15 April 2026 - Internet research
- Commonwealth War Graves Commission record
- References
- Martyn, E. (1998-2008). For Your Tomorrow (Vols. 1-3). Christchurch, N.Z.: Volplane Press.
- This record is a work in progress and was partially compiled from the “Database of New Zealand Airmen who took part in Advanced Air Training in Canada during WW2”. Researched by Ivan and Lorna Lindsey of Tauranga. N.Z. 2003 – 2012. Reproduced with permission.
- RNZAF [Royal New Zealand Air Force] Biographies of Deceased Personnel 1939 - 1945 (Bound Volumes) - Ea - Gw. Archives New Zealand (R17845610) - Former archives reference: AIR118
- Please note that the 11 volumes of the "RNZAF [Royal New Zealand Air Force] Biographies of Deceased Personnel 1939-1945" held at Archives NZ (formerly known as AIR118) should be used in conjunction with Errol Martyn's "For Your Tomorrow". FYT reflects detailed examination of all of the AIR118 bios which contain many inaccuracies and omissions.
- List of RNZAF [Royal New Zealand Air Force] Personnel - List of Personnel Killed or Missing in Various Theatres, 1940 - 1945. [List of Killed - Officers (Canada, Pacific, Europe) - Airmen (Canada, India and Far East)]. Archives New Zealand (R17845748)
- Auckland Museum. Roll of Honour, Auckland Province, 1939 - 1945. Auckland War Memorial Museum Library. MS 93/139.
- https://rnzaf.proboards.com/thread/30393/hero-pilot-identified?page=1&scrollTo=308531Public - Antonio - Researcher - 1 August 2022 - Wings Over New Zealand Proboards
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