| Surname: | Everest |
| Initials: | E A |
| Rank: | Pte A/LCpl |
| Army Number: | P/5562 |
| Notes: | MMP. 12 Division. Awarded the 1914 Star with clasp (48837) and rose, Victory and War Medals. First served abroad (1) France, 21/8/1914 to 1/11/14 and 25/3/16 to 25/10/18. 11/8/1914 he enlisted as a Pte. 2 Reserve Regiment of Cavalry No. 60251, later 2 Dragoon Guards, No. 9434, age 30 years, address: father, 178 High Street, Borough, London SE.2 26/10/1915 transferred to MMP, L/Cpl, Saddler, 5/2/1919 to discharge. Served Home 11/8/1914 to 20/8/1914, BEF 21/8/1914 to 1/11/1914, Home 2/11/1914 to 24/3/1916, BEF 25/3/1916 to 25/10/1918, Home 26/10/1918 to 5/2/1919 to class Z reserve, 1/1919 address: Chief Constable, Durham Constabulary 26/10/1918 P/5562 Cpl. Everest A, 4 TC Squadron, MMP admitted to 15 General Hospital with Influenza. 6/2/1919 he was awarded 11/- per week pension to be reviewed in 77 weeks, disability 40%, bronchial catarrh. 2/10/1915 he married Maggie Henderson, spinster at Pentrich, Derby, address: "Finches" Rustington, Sussex. Info from two Pension Index Cards: Everest, Arthur, MMP, 5562 - 9434, MVO 2305, No. 2/ME/606. Also: Everest, Arthur, MMP, P/5562, A/L/Cpl, Police Officer, Houghton le Spring, bronchial Catarrh. Last entry 19/7/1922, 20%, 8/- + 3/- for wife from 2/8/1922 to 21/7/1923, Ernest Arthur Everest. |
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| Decoration: | Mention in Despatches (London Gazette: 30101 Page: 5326 May 29, 1917) |
| Citation: | France & Flanders. Pte. (A/L/Cpl). |