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254811 Pte. Joseph Everett MM. British Army 1st Btn. East Lancashire Regiment from:Blackburn In the middle of 1917 Joseph Everett was transferred from 1st East Lancashire Regiment to the Hampshire Regiment until demob. Along with the trio of war medals he was presented with (Dec 1919) MM by Lt General Gadley no citation in the confirming London Gazette supplement 31469 page 9375 published in July 1919 along with many many more. I presume the award was for service for the duration of the conflict. He married in 1919 and, unfortunately, the following years proved difficult not only just the family, it must be said the same for many, many more families. He reluctantly sold his medals to provide for the growing family of six plus spouse. I would like to reveal more to this story, he was an old contemptable deployed to France on 22nd of August 1914. There is no family recollections as to his status as a 23/24 year old pre 1914 such as his occupation and enlistment date. Was he already a soldier in the East Lancs? Please type your message:      We recommend you copy the text about this item and keep a copy on your own computer before pressing submit. Your Name:             Email Address:       @ **Please put the first part of your email, (before the @ sign) in the first box, and the second part in the second box. Do not include @, it is automatic. Do not enter your full email in each box or add an @ sign or random spaces.**