Search results Next record Previous record English Māori Roy Edward Everett Born 6 December 1895 - Died 17 May 1970 PDF Key details Service numberWWI 2/1973 AWMM Also known as Armed force / branchArmy AWMM Last rankWW1 Gunner/Military AWMM New Zealand Field Artillery, 2nd Brigade AWMM WarWorld War I, 1914-1918 AWMM Enquire Lay a poppy Portrait of Gunner Roy Edward Everett 2/1973 - Military Medal. R24184491, Archives New Zealand. Imag … View gallery Hide sources Show empty fields Identity About Contribute › Title ForenamesRoy Edward AWMM SurnameEverett AWMM Ingoa Also known as Service numberWWI 2/1973 AWMM GenderMale AWMM Iwi Hapū Waka Rohe ReligionChurch of England, Christian AWMM Images and documents Images Contribute › Report › Report › Report › Report › Report › Report › Report › Report › Report › Report › Report › Documents Contribute › Civilian life About birth Contribute › Birth6 December 1895 Military Personnel file Nelson, Tasman Military Personnel file Date of birth Place of birth Birth notes Address before enlistmentWW1 Pre Apr 1915 AWMM Nelson, New Zealand AWMM Port Nelson Public - Jenifer - Other Relative - 6 March 2015 - Family Papers Post war occupation Next of kin on embarkationWW1 Mrs G. Richmond (sister), Port Nelson, New Zealand AWMM Relationship statusPre 1926 AWMM Single/WWI AWMM Service Wars and conflicts Contribute › WarWorld War I, 1914-1918 AWMM Campaign1914-1916 Egypt AWMM 1914-1919 Western Front AWMM Armed force / branchArmy AWMM Service numberWWI 2/1973 AWMM Military service Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers Military decorations Contribute › Medals and AwardsMilitary Medal (MM) AWMM Nov 1917 AWMM For Acts of Gallantry in the Field. Passchendaele, Ypres, Belgium. 12 October 1917 AWMM 1914-1915 Star AWMM British War Medal (1914-1920) AWMM Victory Medal AWMM Citation for Military Medal (1917):"For gallantry and devotion to duty on 11/12 October 1917 - near St Julien. He was on two occasions lead driver of a team taking forward guns to advanced positions under heavy shell fire and along extremely difficult roads. Throughout he displayed the greatest coolness in control of his teams and disregard of his own personal safety" Public - Jenifer - Direct descendant - 11 December 2015 - Pro Patria Website NZ. Training and Enlistment Contribute › Military training Branch Trade Proficiency EnlistmentWW1 17 April 1915 Military Personnel file Age 19 AWMM Surveyor/Civilian Military Personnel file Canterbury, New Zealand Military Personnel file Roy enlisted at Nelson, New Zealand. Public - Jenifer - Direct descendant - 11 December 2015 - Family Papers Occupation before enlistmentSurveyor Public - Jenifer - Other Relative - 24 January 2015 - Military File Age on enlistment20.5 years Public - Jenifer - Other Relative - 24 January 2015 - Family papers Born at Nelson 6 December 1895. Public - Jenifer - Other Relative - 24 January 2015 - Military file. Only son of Frank Evelyn Everett and Eillen Everett (maiden name: Iredale). Public - Jenifer - Other Relative - 22 June 2015 - Family papers Embarkations Contribute › Embarkation detailsWW1 14 Aug 1915-19 September 1915 AWMM from Wellington, New Zealand AWMM to Suez, Egypt AWMM HMNZT 27 AWMM Vessel was Willochra AWMM Gunner/Military AWMM New Zealand Field Artillery AWMM 6th Reinforcements AWMM Embarked ex Port of Wellington 14 August 1915 for Egypt. Public - Jenifer - Other Relative - 8 August 2015 - Military Personal File Prisoner of war Contribute › Capture details Days interned Liberation date Liberation Repatriation POW liberation details POW serial number Medical history Contribute › Medical notes Last known rank Contribute › Last rankWW1 11 April 1919 AWMM 13th Battery AWMM Gunner/Military AWMM New Zealand Field Artillery, 2nd Brigade AWMM Biographical information Biographical information Contribute › Husband of Monica Blanche (nee Feary) Everett.Returned to NZ on the Oxfordshire 19 December 1918.Uncle of Squadron Leader Leonard Trent (VC, DFC : RNZAF WW2) and Squadron Leader Ian Richmond (DFC : RNZAF WW2). AWMM Embarked from England 19 December 1918 to return to New Zealand, on troopship "Oxfordshire". Arrived New Zealand April 1919. Discharged from further military service April 1919. Public - Jenifer - Other Relative - 18 June 2015 - Military Personal File Troopship "Oxfordshire" should read Ambulance Ship "Oxfordshire". Public - Jenifer - Other Relative - 18 June 2015 - Nelson Museum Roy dairy farmed at Takaka, Golden Bay - Tasman District - until his death in May 1970 - aged 75 years. Public - Jenifer - Other Relative - 22 June 2015 - Family papers Roy Everett was an Old Boy of Nelson College for Boys (1912-1912) where he excelled at rowing and tennis. Public - Jenifer - Direct descendant - 11 December 2015 - School List of Nelson College 1856-1924. Roy Everett was the grand-son of former Mayor of Nelson - Edward Henry Everett (1820-1904). Public - Jenifer - Other relative - 12 December 2015 - Family Also refer : Nelson Museum WW1 Service Database. Public - Jenifer - Direct descendant - 8 February 2016 - Nelson Museum WW1 Service Database. Read more Death About death Contribute › Death17 May 1970 BDM, deaths; Cemetery record Age 75 AWMM Takaka, Tasman Military Personnel file Date of death Age at death Place of death Cause of death Death notes CemeteryMarsden Valley Cemetery, Stoke, Nelson, New Zealand AWMM Returned Servicemen Area, Block 02D, Plot 063 AWMM Cemetery name Grave reference Obituary Memorial name Memorial reference Memorials Memorial Contribute › Memorial name Roll of Honour Remember Roy Edward Everett by laying a poppy. Robert Howard Everett Rona May Everett Roy Edward Everett Stuart Charles Everett Viola Everett Lay a poppy for 2021 Leave a note Leave a tribute or memory of Roy Edward Everett Leave a note Contribute › Processing A great and lovely man remembered today, Anzac Day 2015, for his service to his country. Public - Brigitte Mary - Other Relative - 25 April 2015 Report Related objects The magazine of the Sixth Reinforcements New Zealand Expeditionary Force Library / Pictorial › publication At sea D526.2 MAG Sources Sources Contribute › External linksMilitary personnel file http://www.archway.archives.govt.nz/ViewFullItem.do?code=21001588 Sources Used Cemeteries database. Nelson City Council http://nelson.govt.nz/services/facilities/cemeteries/cemeteries-database-2/ Sources Used Nelson Provincial Museum. WW1 Their Stories - Our History http://ww100.nelsonmuseum.co.nz/ Further Reference Lieutenant J.R. Byrne, 'New Zealand Artillery in the Field', Auckland, 1922, p.311. New Zealand Electronic Text Collection, Victoria University of Wellington. http://nzetc.victoria.ac.nz/tm/scholarly/tei-WH1NZAr-t1-back-d1-d1-d10.html Further Reference DocumentsNew Zealand Army Expeditionary Force. (1914-1919). Nominal Rolls of New Zealand Expeditionary Force, Volume I. Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer. AWMM Page No: 219 AWMM Beattie, P.J. & Pomeroy, M. (2013-2020). Onward : portraits of the New Zealand Expeditionary Force (vols 1-5). Auckland, New Zealand: Fair Dinkum Publications AWMM Vol. 2: Includes portrait AWMM Information kindly provided by family AWMM Contributors Processing Command item Command item Add new record Refresh DateFirst namesLocationRelationshipContact 11 April 2020JeniferWairarapaDirect descendant 27 May 2015Online CenotaphAuckland, New ZealandResearcher 25 April 2015Brigitte MaryNelsonOther Relative The development of the Online Cenotaph is an ongoing process; updates, new images and records are added weekly. In some cases, records have yet to be confirmed by Museum staff, and there could be mistakes or omissions in the information provided. Online Cenotaph Data by Auckland War Memorial Museum is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License Search results Next record Previous record
