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Pte. John Robert Everard
British Army 6th Btn Bedfordshire Regiment
from:Writtle, Essex
John Everard, also known as Jack was born on 28th June 1895 in the village of Writtle, Essex. He had two older brothers Ernest and Walter, and three sisters, one older called Alice, and two younger sisters, Violet and Rose. Aged 15, he worked as an engineer’s painter. Aged 18, he captained Writtle United Football Club. See the photo postcard, he is in the center holding the football. And just 2 years later, on 19th of November 1915, he joined the Essex Reserves and went on to serve in World War one with the 6th Bedofordshire Regiment and 1st Hertfordshire Regiment. He died in January 1972
His full biography between 1914 -1918 can be found here
