Cyril John Everest
Memorial: Thornbury & District Museum: 6th Maritime Regiment Memorial
Regiment: 6th Maritime Regiment
Medals: 1939–45 Star, War Medal 1939–1945
Rank and number: Bombardier
Parents: Arthur William and Edith Hannah Everest
Home address: Edmonton, Middlesex
Pre-war occupation: Commercial Traveller in printer’s paper
Date of birth: 21/12/1910
Date of death: 01/11/1943
Buried/Commemorated at: Buried at Bath (Haycombe) Cemetery and commemorated on the Maritime Memorial Thornbury
Age: 32
Further information:
Cyril was born in East London and was the son of a book binder. He had 2 older brothers and a sister and in 1939 was living in lodgings in Edmonton near to his mother and sister.
At the time of his death, Cyril was based at the Larkhill Artillery School on the Wiltshire Hampshire border. He died as a result of accidental drowning when he fell into the Floating Harbour at Narrow Quay in Bristol. He is buried in Bath Cemetery but his headstone carries no personal message.
By kind permission, this information is based on the following source(s):
This information has been provided by Sarah Hands, Volunteer Researcher for the South Gloucestershire War Memorials Web Site.
By kind permission, this information is based on the following source(s):
https://www.cwgc.org/
https://www.ancestry.co.uk/
https://www.findmypast.co.uk/
https://www.forces-war-records.co.uk/