Henry Alexander OVERTON

OVERTON, Henry Alexander

    Service Number: 5183
    Enlisted: 28 August 1915, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria
    Last Rank: Trooper
    Last Unit: 8th Light Horse Regiment
    Born: Frankston, Victoria, Australia, 1895
    Home Town: Somerville, Mornington Peninsula, Victoria
    Schooling: Not yet discovered
    Occupation: Painter
    Died: Hastings, Victoria, Australia, 15 July 1976, cause of death not yet discovered
    Cemetery: Frankston Memorial Park and Cemetery
    Grave B214
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    World War 1 Service

    28 Aug 1915: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 5183, 14th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria
    16 Mar 1916: Involvement Private, 5183, 14th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Anchises embarkation_ship_number: A68 public_note: ''
    16 Mar 1916: Embarked Private, 5183, 14th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Anchises, Melbourne
    5 May 1916: Transferred AIF WW1, Private, Camel Corps, From 14th Battalion
    11 Nov 1916: Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 1st Battalion Imperial Camel Corps
    29 Mar 1917: Wounded AIF WW1, Trooper, 5183, 1st Battalion Imperial Camel Corps, Wound to the thigh
    29 Jul 1918: Transferred AIF WW1, Trooper, 8th Light Horse Regiment
    3 Nov 1919: Discharged AIF WW1, Trooper, 5183, 8th Light Horse Regiment, Discharged at the 3rd Military District

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    Biography contributed by Carol Foster

    Son of Harry George Overton and Violet Breadstay Overton nee Ralph of Hastings Road, Somerville, Victoria.

    Commenced return to Australia on 19 August 1919 aboard HT Ajana disembarking on 9 October 1919 at Sydney for onward travel to Melbourne

    Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

    During 1935c Henry married Mabel Beatrice Kew in Victoria

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