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OVERS, Rupert John
Personal Details
Service Number: | 1257 |
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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 |
Service History
World War 1 Service
25 Aug 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1257, 11th Light Horse Regiment, Place of Enlistment Toowoomba Queensland. | |
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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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