Thomas Richard Overton

  • British War Medal
  • Victory Medal
  • Born 9 July 1886, Henley, Otago, New Zealand
  • Died 19 April 1959, Auckland
  • Last rank 2nd Lieutenant
  • Service number 16/1530
  • Served In Māori Contingent, 4th Reinforcements, 5th New Zealand Railway Engineers
  • Next of Kin Mrs. Eva Ross Overton (wife), care of J. Carson, Murray Street, Caversham, Dunedin
  • Pre-war occupation Electrical Engineer for the City Electric Department, Dunedin
  • ReligionChurch of England (Anglican)
  • Enlisted10 October 1915
  • Embarkationaboard HMNZT 52, Mokoia, departed 6 May 1916, Wellington, disembarked 21 June 1916, Suez, Egypt
  • Theatres of operationEgyptian E.F. 1916 and Western European 1916-1917-1918-1919
  • Periods of service169 days in New Zealand and 3 years and 79 overseas. Total service of 3 years and 248 days
  • Returned to New Zealandaboard Briton, 23 July 1919
  • Discharged21 August 1919
  • AwardedBritish War Medal and Victory Medal
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Profile photo credit: Dunedin City Council E 14/1/13/16 via The Onward Project