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OVERTON, Arthur Stanley
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 2271 |
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| Enlisted: | 5 July 1915, Enlisted in Melbourne, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 23rd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Wandin, Victoria, Australia, 18 July 1897 |
| Home Town: | Wandin, Yarra Ranges, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Yering, Victoria, Australia, 1 August 1959, aged 62 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Lilydale Lawn Cemetery, Victoria Presbyterian, Section 2, Grave 280. Interred on 4 August 1959. Commemorated with a plaque in the Victorian Garden of Remembrance |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 5 Jul 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2271, 23rd Infantry Battalion, Enlisted in Melbourne, Victoria | |
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| 27 Sep 1915: | Involvement Private, 2271, 23rd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '14' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Hororata embarkation_ship_number: A20 public_note: '' | |
| 27 Sep 1915: | Embarked Private, 2271, 23rd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Hororata, Melbourne | |
| 31 Dec 1916: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 2271, 23rd Infantry Battalion, Wound to the head. | |
| 29 May 1918: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 2271, 23rd Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 3rd Military District |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of George Edmond Overton and Mary Jane Overton nee Parr of Wandin, Victoria.
Commenced return to Australia on 11 January 1918 aboard HT Port Darwin disembarking on 4 March 1918
Medals: 1914-1915 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
During 1922c Arthur married Lillian Isabella White in Victoria