Name
Henry James (poss James Henry) Everett (*1)
Conflict
First World War
Date of Death / Age
12/10/1918
25
Rank, Service Number & Service Details
Private
105185
Hertfordshire Yeomanry
1st/1st
'B' Squadron
Awards: Service Medals/Honour Awards
1914 /15 Star, British War and Victory medals
Cemetery/Memorial: Name/Reference/Country
CAIRO WAR MEMORIAL CEMETERY
O. 286.
Egypt
Headstone Inscription
Not Researched
UK & Other Memorials
Waterford Village Memorial. Roll of Honour, St Michael’s , All Angels Church, Waterford, Hertfordshire Yeomanry Memorial, St Albans Cathedral, Not listed on the Rushden memorials
Pre War
Henry was born on the 15th August 1893, in Pimlico, London (or possibly Waterford - see additional information). The son of William James Everett a Coachman and Martha Everett (nee Wallis). His father was the Coachman to the Smith family of Goldings Park, Hertford. He was baptised Henry James Everett on the 8th October 1893, at St Leonard & Holy Trinity Church, Bengeo, Herts. (His mother’s home Village).
The 1901 census records Henry aged 7, living with his parents, brother William 9, and sister Ida 4, at The Coach House, 147 Pavilion Road, Chelsea, London. In 1911 he was living with his parents, brother William 19, and sister Ida 14, at Goldings Park, Hertford. His occupation is given as Second Chauffeur.
He lived in Rushden, when he enlisted in Hertford.
Wartime Service
Henry enlisted in Hertford, and was posted to the Hertfordshire Yeomanry, initially with the service number 1659, then 105185. His medal card records he embarked for Egypt on the 5th November 1914. Henry died of wounds in the 27th General Hospital, Egypt, on the 12th October 1918, and is buried in Cairo War Memorial Cemetery, Cairo, Egypt.
Additional Information
The Soldiers Died in the Great War lists an H J Everett, Private 31096, as does the Hertfordshire Yeomanry Memorial in St Albans Cathedral, which lists only one Everett. The Commonwealth War Graves Commission data however, lists a J H Everett also a private (105185) and also in the Hertfordshire Yeomanry, but not on their memorial. Given the above information and in the absence of any other information, they are assumed to be the same man. The cemetery information is from the CWGC.
Henry’s brother Captain William Wallis Everett was killed on the 8th October 1918, (just 4 days before Henry) and is buried in Montbrehain British Cemetery, Aisne, France.
*1 The SDITGW database records Henry James Everett as born Waterford, and was living in Rushden when he enlisted in Hertford and killed on 8th October 1918 and with the service number 31096. A Trooper H J Everett also appears on the Herts Yeomanry memorial and as Harry James on the Waterford Village and St Michael's memorials. There is no corresponding name H J recorded in the CWGC database on that service numbers or date nor in the Herts Yeomanry, however there is a J H Everett 106185 who was killed on the 12th October 1918 and therefore we believe him to be this man. We use H J as that is how he appears on the local memorials.
Acknowledgments
Malcolm Lennox, Jonty Wild, Stuart Osborne
