OVERSON, Walter Crask
| Service Number: | 3604 |
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| Enlisted: | 29 September 1915, Enlisted at Brisbane, QLD |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 2nd Pioneer Battalion |
| Born: | Norfolk, England, 1888 |
| Home Town: | Milton, Brisbane, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Grocer Assistant |
| Died: | Anaemia & chronic nephritis, Repatriation General Hospital, Greenslopes, Queensland, Australia, 15 May 1949 |
| Cemetery: |
Lutwyche Cemetery, Brisbane, Qld ANZ 8 2 8 |
| Memorials: |
World War 1 Service
| 29 Sep 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3604, 25th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Brisbane, QLD | |
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| 3 Jan 1916: | Involvement Private, 3604, 25th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '15' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Kyarra embarkation_ship_number: A55 public_note: '' | |
| 3 Jan 1916: | Embarked Private, 3604, 25th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Kyarra, Brisbane | |
| 13 Mar 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 2nd Pioneer Battalion, From 25th Battalion | |
| 1 Aug 1916: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 3604, 2nd Pioneer Battalion, Wound to the eye | |
| 12 Sep 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 3604, 2nd Pioneer Battalion, 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 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; Ernest Overson who returnd to Australia on 21 May 1919 having served with the 4th Pioneer Battalion
Commenced return to Australia on 4 June 1919 aboard HT Mahia disembarking on 20 July 1919 at Sydney for onward travel to Brisbane
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
On 16 February 1921 Walter married Johanna Mary Fairweather in QLD
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