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Anthony Maurice Everist

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Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Anthony Maurice AWMM
  • Surname
    Everist AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    5559 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
  • Religion

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
    31 October 1912 AWMM Christchurch, Canterbury AWMM
    Christchurch, New Zealand AWMM
  • Date of birth
  • Place of birth
  • Birth notes
  • Address before enlistment
    Pre 23 September 1939 AWMM Box 1685, Wellington, New Zealand AWMM
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    Mr Wm. Maurice Everist (father), 53 Dyers Pass Road, Christchurch, New Zealand AWMM
  • Relationship status
    Unknown AWMM Single AWMM

Service

Wars and conflicts

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  • War
    World War II, 1939-1945 AWMM
  • Campaign
    Italy AWMM
  • Armed force / branch
    Army AWMM
  • Service number
    5559 AWMM
  • Military service
  • Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers

Military decorations

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  • Medals and Awards
    • Companion of the Distinguished Service Order (DSO) AWMM
      DSO: NZ Gazette, 30 April 1946. Citation: "Major Everist's Squadron of tanks was ordered to capture the village of Perano on 18 Nov 1943. In order not to divulge the presence of New Zealand Forces prematurely, this attack had to be made with wireless silence, on short notice, and without preliminary reconnaissance. Owing to the soft muddy and difficult ground, the selection of routes became of paramount importance, but Major Everist, either on foot or with himself exposed through open hatches to accurate and heavy shellfire, made thorough appreciation and with fine leadership guided his tanks through the major natural hazards to the objective. In this he was undoubtedly mainly responsible for his squadron capturing Perano and forcing the enemy to withdraw across the Sangro. Later, after dark that evening while carrying out a recce on foot in an endeavour to locate some of his tanks which had not returned to the agreed rallying point, he encountered a German S.P. gun, which opened fire on him and his accompanying officer with its machine gun. Major Everist stood his ground and, with his pistol, shot the commander of the S.P. gun, which with its crew, started up and made off across the Sangro. The enemy then blew the bridge as it was hoped he would do. Major Everist successfully collected the majority of his tanks and supported the Indian troops who had consolidated in Perano. The success of this operation, which was a necessary preliminary to the Division's attack across the Sangro, was undoubtedly due to Major Everist's leadership and personal gallantry. AWMM
    • 1939-1945 Star AWMM
    • Africa Star (8th Army clasp) AWMM
    • Italy Star AWMM
    • Defence Medal AWMM
    • War Medal 1939-1945 AWMM
    • New Zealand War Service Medal AWMM

Training and Enlistment

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Embarkations

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Prisoner of war

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  • Capture details
  • Days interned
  • Liberation date
  • Liberation Repatriation
  • POW liberation details
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Medical history

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  • Medical notes
    Hospital Diseases , Wounds, WWII AWMM
    Wounded 28 June 1942 AWMM

Last known rank

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Biographical information

Biographical information

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  • Commanding Officer (CO) of 19 NZ Armoured Regiment, March 1945.

    Service number incorrectly listed as 5595 in Nominal Roll. AWMM

Death

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  • Date of death
  • Age at death
  • Place of death
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Sources

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  • References
    • Haigh, J., Polaschek, A. (Eds.). (1993). New Zealand and the Distinguished Service Order. Christchurch, N.Z.: Authors. AWMM
    • Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force. (1941). Nominal Roll Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force No. 1 (Embarkations to 31st March, 1940). Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer. AWMM
      p.56 AWMM
    • Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force. (1945). Nominal Roll Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force No. 15 (Embarkations from 1st January, 1945 to 31st December, 1945). Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer. AWMM
      p.45 AWMM

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