1914-15 Star (3234 Pte. W. M. Everett. Suff. Yeo.)

William Morton Everett, son of Merchant Mariner, Edwin Alfred Everett (Lost at Sea, off the coast of Chile on 9 November 1897, while Officer in Command of the 'Cordillera' of Liverpool) was a native of, Holyhead, Anglesey, Wales, where he was baptized on, 12 May 1895. served with the 1/1 Suffolk Yeomanry, and subsequently commissioned Lieutenant Indian Army Reserve of Officers (1917) attached to 152 Punjabis. In civilian life he was a long term resident expatriate in British India over many years and various postings, as a Tea Planter, and also for some time as a Sugar Planter in the West Indies (Trinidad)

Medal(s) verification: William Morton Everett is confirmed entitled to the 1914-15 Star, as well as the companion British War Medal (silver issue) and Interallied Victory Medals per below cited sources:

- 1914-15 Star: WO 329/2652. Roll shows recipient in 1/1 Suffolk Yeomanry, disembarked in theatre Gallipoli 23/09/15. Commissioned 18/12/17. Star issued 27/9/23

- British War Medal & Interallied Victory Medals: WO 329/884. Roll shows served 1/Suffolk Yeo / 4th & 2nd Bn's Suffolk Regt. The pair issued from the Indian Army

1/1st Duke of York's Own Loyal Hussars (Suffolk Yeomanry) 1914-1915: The deployments of 1/1 Suffolk Yeomanry in 1914-1915 were:

- August 1914: Joined the Eastern Mounted Brigade to Woodbridge under higher command of 1st Mounted Division

- July 1915: Relocated to Leiston, Suffolk

- 23 September 1915 : Dismounted and embarked
from Liverpool on SS ‘Olympic’ for service at Gallipoli

- 10 October 1915: Landed at Anzac Cove where the brigade came under orders of 54th (East Anglian) Division

- December 1915 : Evacuated from Gallipoli and moved to Egypt

The recipients Medal Index Card, shows Indian Army service as a Lieutenant with 152nd Punjabis, and with a recorded Indian forwarding address below:

Dowlatpore Agricultural Concern
Dowlatpore P.O.
B & N W Railway India

Condition: GVF

Code: 24061