British and World Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Three: Private W. C. Everest, Royal Marine Light Infantry

1914-15 Star (CH. 10773 Pte. W. C. Everest, R.M.L.I.); British War and Victory Medals (CH. 10773 Pte. W. C. Everest, R.M.L.I.), good very fine (3) £50-70

William Charles Everest was born in West Malling, Kent in July 1883 and enlisted in the Royal Marine Light Infantry in March 1899. Appointed a Bugler in the Chatham Division later that year, his first proper seagoing experience appears to have been in H.M.S. Jupiter between December 1901 and January 1904, in which latter month he was appointed a Private. And by the outbreak of hostilities he was serving in the cruiser Niobe, then in the service of the Royal Canadian Navy, in which capacity he remained actively engaged until removing to the Dover Patrol flotilla leader Botha in December 1915 and thence, in May 1917, returning home to Chatham. Thereafter, for the remainder of the War, he would appear to have been employed in the repair ship Cyclops, prior to being invalided in October 1919; sold with copied service record.