Rupert John OVERS

OVERS, Rupert John

Service Number: 1257
Enlisted: 25 August 1915, Place of Enlistment Toowoomba Queensland.
Last Rank: Trooper
Last Unit: 11th Light Horse Regiment
Born: St.George, Queensland, Australia, 5 December 1892
Home Town: Saint George, Balonne Shire, Queensland
Schooling: St. George School, Queensland, Australia
Occupation: Drover
Died: Illness , Brisbane, Queensland Australia, 30 January 1937, aged 44 years
Cemetery: Toowong (Brisbane General) Cemetery, Queensland
Memorials: St George & District Honour Board
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World War 1 Service

25 Aug 1915: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1257, 11th Light Horse Regiment, Place of Enlistment Toowoomba Queensland.
27 Oct 1915: Embarked Private, 1257, 11th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Benalla, Adelaide
27 Oct 1915: Involvement Private, 1257, 11th Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '3' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Benalla embarkation_ship_number: A24 public_note: ''
3 Mar 1917: Transferred AIF WW1, Trooper, 4th Light Horse Regiment
3 Mar 1917: Transferred AIF WW1, 3rd Light Horse Regiment
7 Apr 1917: Transferred AIF WW1, Trooper, 11th Light Horse Regiment
13 Nov 1917: Wounded AIF WW1, Trooper, 11th Light Horse Regiment, Egypt and Palestine - Light Horse and AFC Operations, Gunshot Wound to left arm and hand.
1 Mar 1918: Discharged AIF WW1, 11th Light Horse Regiment, Returned to Australia.

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