OVERSON, Crask
| Service Number: | 31 |
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| Enlisted: | 21 August 1914, Enlisted at Brisbane, QLD |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 3rd Field Ambulance |
| Born: | Kingslan, England, 1891 |
| Home Town: | Indooroopilly, Brisbane, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, 23 September 1970, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Mount Thompson Memorial Gardens & Crematorium, Queensland Columbarium 12, Section 21 |
| Memorials: |
World War 1 Service
| 21 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 31, 3rd Field Ambulance, Enlisted at Brisbane, QLD | |
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| 25 Sep 1914: | Involvement Private, 31, 3rd Field Ambulance, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '22' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Rangatira embarkation_ship_number: A22 public_note: '' | |
| 25 Sep 1914: | Embarked Private, 31, 3rd Field Ambulance, HMAT Rangatira, Brisbane | |
| 17 Jul 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 17th Field Ambulance , At Windmill Hill, England from 3rd Field Ambulance | |
| 25 Nov 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 3rd Field Ambulance, In France | |
| 14 Mar 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 31, 3rd Field Ambulance, Discharged at the 1st Military District |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Crask Overson and Hannah Overson nee Martin of Cecil Street, Indooroopilly, QLD
Brother of Walter Crask Overson who returned to Australia on 20 July 1919 having served with the 2nd Pioneer Battalion; Arthur Overson who returned to Australia on 7 September 1919 having served with the 2nd Pioneer Battalion; Ernest Overson who returnd to Australia on 21 May 1919 having served with the 4th Pioneer Battalion
Commenced return to Australia on 28 Novermber 1918 aboard HT Zealandia disembarking on 7 January 1919
Mwdals: 1914-1915 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
On 8 May 1920 Crsk married REbecca Heathwood in QLD
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