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OVERSON, Ernest
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 1039 |
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| Enlisted: | 7 January 1915, Enlisted at Brisbane, QLD |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 4th Pioneer Battalion |
| Born: | Reading, England, 1891 |
| Home Town: | Brisbane, Brisbane, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Stockman |
| Died: | Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, 4 May 1964, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Mount Thompson Memorial Gardens & Crematorium, Queensland Columbarium 12, Section 17 |
| Memorials: |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 7 Jan 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1039, 2nd Light Horse Regiment, Enlisted at Brisbane, QLD | |
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| 2 Jun 1915: | Involvement Private, 1039, 2nd Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '1' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Medic embarkation_ship_number: A7 public_note: '' | |
| 2 Jun 1915: | Embarked Private, 1039, 2nd Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Medic, Brisbane | |
| 16 Aug 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 4th Pioneer Battalion, In France | |
| 24 Jul 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 1039, 4th Pioneer Battalion, Discharged at the 1st Military District |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Crask Overson and Hannah Overson nee Martin of Norfolk, England.
Brother of Arthur Overson who returned to Australia on 7 September 1919 having served with the 2nd Pioneer Battalion; Crask Overson who returned to australia on 7 January 1919 having served with the 3rd Field Ambulance; Walter Crask Overson who returned to Australia on 20 July 1919 having served with the 2nd Pioneer Battalion
Commenced return to Australia on 23 March 1919 aboard HT Cluney Castle disembarking at Adelaide on 21 May 1919 for onward travel to Brisbane
Medals: 1914-1915 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal