Commemorated: | |||
| 1. Memorial: | Ferme-Olivier Cemetery | ||
| 2. Book: | The (1921) Masonic Roll of Honour 1914-1918 | Pg.122 | |
| 3. Memorial: | The (1940) Scroll - WW1 Roll of Honour | 1C GQS | |
Awards & Titles: | |||
Education & Career :
At Winchester he became a School Prefect and won the Silver Medal for Latin Speech and the Duncan Prize for Reading. He also played a leading part in Shakespeare Society. In 1894 he went up to Worcester College, Oxford with a Scholarship and taking his degree with Second Class Honours in 1898, entered the teaching profession and held appointments at Clifton and King's School, Canterbury where he was an officer in the OTC.
Service Life:
Campaigns:
- The First World War 1914-1918, World-wide.
| Unit / Ship / Est.: 299th Siege Battery Royal Garrison Artillery |
299th(Siege)Bty,R.G.A. - 6x 6inch Howitzers |
| Action : The Battle of Messines 1917 and associated actions |
7 June - 11 July 1917. The plan at Messines was to blow up 19 mines in what was the largest man made explosion before Hiroshima, and utterly destroy the German front line along the Messines Ridge. The effect was to "liquify" the ground and create a mini earthquake, which coupled with the largest artillery preparation thus far of over 3 million shells would stun the defenders into submission. The plan largely worked and was initially very successful although the Germans did re-group and opportunities to develop the attack were lost. Casualties in this victory were 25,000.
Detail :
Second Lieutenant R E Everitt, of 299th Siege Battery, Royal Garrison Artillery, who both died on 24 June 1917 was the son of a Lieutenant-Colonel and was educated at Winchester and Worcester College, Oxford. He was a schoolmaster at King's School, Canterbury. He had enlisted in January 1916, seeing service in France with 141st Siege Battery, before being transferred to a cadet School at St. John's Wood in September 1916. He is buried in Ferme-Olivier Cemetery, which was sited close to dressing stations for several field ambulances.
Masonic :
| Type | Lodge Name and No. | Province/District : |
|---|---|---|
| Mother : | Royal Sussex Lodge of Hospitality No. 187 E.C. | Bristol |
| Joined : | United Industrious No. 31 E.C. | East Kent |
| Joined : | Cassiobury No. 3234 E.C. | Hertfordshire |
Initiated | Passed | Raised |
10th June 1903 | 29th July 1903 | 14th October 1903 |
Joined Cassidbury Lodge, Watford on 15th June 1907 and the United Industrious Lodge at Cantebuary in 1908.
Source :
The project globally acknowledges the following as sources of information for research across the whole database:
- The Commonwealth War Graves Commission
- The (UK) National Archives
- Ancestry.co.uk - Genealogy, Family Trees & Family History online
- ugle.org.uk - The records of the United Grand Lodge of England including the Library and Museum of Freemasonry
Additional Source:
- Founder Researchers : Paul Masters & Mike McCarthy
- Researcher : Bruce Littley