James Morrow OVERLAND

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Service Number:	6557
Enlisted:	10 July 1916, Enlisted at Adelaide, SA
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	10th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Brisbane, Queensland, 20 April 1898
Home Town:	Gawler, Gawler, South Australia
Schooling:	Port Pirie West School, South Australia. Enrolled 1904
Occupation:	Gardener
Died:	Murray Bridge Bowling Club, South Australia, 14 May 1982, aged 84 years, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Murray Bridge (Bremer Road) Cemetery Service held 17 May 1982
Memorials:	Gawler Baptist Church WW1 Honour Roll, Gawler Council Gawler Men Who Answered the Call WW1 Roll of Honor

10 Jul 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 6557, 10th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Adelaide, SA
23 Oct 1916:	Involvement Private, 6557, 10th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Port Melbourne embarkation_ship_number: A16 public_note: ''
23 Oct 1916:	Embarked Private, 6557, 10th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Port Melbourne, Adelaide
6 Sep 1919:	Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 6557, 10th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 4th Military District

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Son of William Charles Overland and Elizabeth Overland nee Morrow of Victoria Avenue, Rose Park, SA formerly of Brisbane, QLD.

Commenced return to Australia on 16 June 1919 aboard HT Ormonde disembarking on 29 July 1919

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

On 11 November 1922 James married Mary Adelaide Harvey in the St. Andrews Presbyterian Church, Murray Bridge, SA