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OVERALL, Clarence Roy
| Service Number: | 2380 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 48th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Not yet discovered |
| Home Town: | Not yet discovered |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Died: | Murray Bridge, South Australia, 14 November 1991, cause of death not yet discovered, age not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Murray Bridge (Adelaide Road) Cemetery, S.A. Ninth Drive, Plot 1073 |
| Memorials: | Lobethal WW1 Roll of Honor, Lobethal War Memorial, Unley Town Hall WW1 Honour Board |
World War 1 Service
| 9 Mar 1916: | Involvement Private, 2380, 32nd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '17' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: RMS Mongolia embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: '' | |
|---|---|---|
| 9 Mar 1916: | Embarked Private, 2380, 32nd Infantry Battalion, RMS Mongolia, Adelaide | |
| 11 Nov 1918: | Involvement Private, 2380, 48th Infantry Battalion |
Clarence Roy Overall
Name: Clarence Roye Overall
Service Number: 2380
Place of Birth: Nairne
Date of Birth: 1 May 1895
Place of Enlistment: Adelaide
Date of Enlistment: 22 September 1915
Age at Enlistment: 20 years 4 months
Next of Kin: Mother, Eliza Overall
Occupation: Cabinetmaker
Religion: Church of Christ
Rank: Private
Clarence and his unit embarked from Adelaide on board RMS Mongolia on 9 March 1916. He went to France with the 48th Battalion on 19 April. Four months later on 6 August Clarence suffered a shot to the head during action, but after treatment was able to rejoin his unit on 11 September. On 27 December he was hospitalised with a cold and diarrhoea for three weeks, rejoining his battalion on 23 January 1917. Clarence served out the war in France and returned to Australia on the China from England on
1 May 1919, where he was discharged on 21 July.
Submitted 24 October 2023 by christopher collins
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