OVERSBY, John
| Service Number: | 21929 |
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| Enlisted: | 26 January 1916, Enlisted at Perth, WA |
| Last Rank: | Driver |
| Last Unit: | 7th Field Artillery Brigade |
| Born: | Garsdale, Sedbergh, Yorkshire, England, 22 July 1988 |
| Home Town: | Perth, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Farm Labourer |
| Died: | Applecross, Perth, Western Australia, 6 August 1978, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Karrakatta Cemetery & Crematorium, Western Australia Anglican Section, Lawn 5, Grave 0042 |
| Memorials: |
World War 1 Service
| 26 Jan 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Gunner, 21929, 23rd Field Artillery (Howitzer) Brigade, Enlisted at Perth, WA | |
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| 20 May 1916: | Involvement Gunner, 21929, 23rd Field Artillery (Howitzer) Brigade, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '4' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Medic embarkation_ship_number: A7 public_note: '' | |
| 20 May 1916: | Embarked Gunner, 21929, 23rd Field Artillery (Howitzer) Brigade, HMAT Medic, Melbourne | |
| 6 Jan 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Gunner, 8th Field Artillery Brigade , From 23rd Field Artillery (Howitzer) | |
| 6 Apr 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Gunner, 3rd Divisional Ammunition Column, From 8th field Artillery Brigade | |
| 7 Jul 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Gunner, 7th Field Artillery Brigade, From 3rd Divisional Ammunition Column | |
| 17 Oct 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Driver, 21929, 7th Field Artillery Brigade, Discharged at the 5th Military District |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of John Oversby and Elizabeth Oversby of Ivyleigh, Tubrook, Liverpool, England.
Brother of Thomas Edward Oversby who returned to Australia on 24 July 1919 having served with the 8th Field Artillery Brigade and Joseph Oversby who was killed in action on 17 August 1916 while serving with the British Army The King's (Liverpool Regiment), 13th Battalion and is buried in the Thiepval, Departement de la Somme, Picardie, France. Pier and Face 1 D 8 B and 8 C.
Commenced return to Australia on 9 July 1919 aboard HT Friedrichsruh disembarking on 23 August 1919
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
During 1919c John married Ann Jane Guy in Victoria