Regimental number | 6986 |
Place of birth | Lillimur, Victoria |
School | State Schools, Fitzroy and Riddell, Victoria |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Clerk |
Address | 4 Creswick Street, Footscray, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 20 |
Next of kin | Father, James Overson, 4 Creswick Street, Footscray, Victoria |
Previous military service | 25th Battery Australian Field Artillery; Served as a Sergeant in the Citizen Military Forces. |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Gunner |
Unit name | Field Artillery Brigade 4, Ammunition Column |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 13/32/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A18 Wiltshire on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Gunner |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 4th Field Artillery Brigade |
Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | Died at Le Havre, France. |
Fate | Died in hospital |
Place of death or wounding | France |
Age at death | 21 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 21 |
Place of burial | Ste Marie Cemetery (Division 19, Row V, Grave No. 7), Le Havre, France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 13 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: James and Elizabeth OVERSON, 4 Creswick Street, Footscray, Victoria |