Basic Details
Surname
Brine
Forenames
Everard Lindesay
Gender
Male
Information stated on memorial
Served or died
Died
Notes
His biography on the college website states: 'Everard Lindesay was born in Kensington, the second son of Admiral Lindesay Brine, a Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society, with two published works: “Taiping Rebellion in China” and “Amongst American Indians”, and his wife Emily Ethel Knapton, daughter of a clergyman. He had three older sisters, and a brother. He was educated at Sherborne, and Christ Church (1909-1912).
He joined the 4th Battalion [Territorial] the Hampshire Regiment on 17 August 1915 and served in Mesopotamia in 1915, and Persia in 1917. He died in Persia [Iran] on 24 September 1918. His Estate amounted to £1658 8s 1d, and Administration was granted to his mother. After his death, it appears that some of his poems had been collected and these were published in 1921.
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Death and Burial details
Country of death
Iran
Country of burial
Iran
Town of burial
Tehran
Cemetery
War Cemetery
Year of death
1918
Month of death
September
Day of death
24
Age at death
27
Manner of death reference
Died of Disease