Frederick William Ellesmere OVERTON

Regimental number11/112
AddressTaihape
Marital statusSingle
Next of kinMiss M Overton, Taoroa, Utiku
Rank on embarkationSergeant
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, Main Body, Wellington Mounted Rifles Regiment
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on 16 October 1914
Members of the Wellington Mounted Rifles Regiment in the Main Body left New Zealand on board three ships ('Arawa', 'Orari', and 'Tahiti'). It is not possible from the Nominal Roll to determine on which ship an individual embarked.
Final rankSergeant
Final unitWellington Mounted Rifles Regiment
FateKilled in Action 1 June 1915
Age at death from cemetery records21
Place of burialAri Burnu Cemetery (Row D, Grave No 17), Gallipoli, Turkey
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Frederick and Marianne Overton, Fokorangi, Halcombe
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Wellington Mounted Rifles/Main Body