Percy John OVERTON

Regimental number7/506
AddressScargill
Marital statusMarried
Next of kinWife, Mrs Hilda M Overton, Greta, Scargill, Canterbury
Rank on embarkationMajor
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, Main Body, Canterbury Mounted Rifles
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Lyttelton on 16 October 1914
The Canterbury Mounted Rifles Regiment, Main Body, embarked on board two ships, HMNZT 4 'Tahiti' and HMNZT 11 'Athenic'. It is not possible from the Nominal Roll to determine on which ship an individual embarked.
Final rankMajor
Final unitCanterbury Mounted Rifles Regiment
Recommendations (Medals and Awards)

Mention in Despatches


Awarded, and promulgated, 'London Gazette', 5 November 1915.

FateKilled in Action 7 August 1915
Place of burial7th Field Ambulance Cemetery (Plot II, Row A, Grave No 5), Gallipoli, Turkey
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Wife: Hilda Margaret Overton, Greta, Christchurch
Medals

Mentioned in Despatches

'Mentioned in General I. Hamilton's despatch of the 26th August 1915. (Commander in Chief, Mediterranean Expeditionary Force).'
Source: London Gazette
Date: 5 November 1915

Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli

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

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