William
Thomas
Overend
Born in New Zealand
Ancestors 
Son of William Henry Overend
and Alice (Nisbet) Overend
[spouse(s) unknown]
[children unknown]
Died
at about age 20
in France
Profile last modified
| Created 13 Jan 2018
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Biography
William Overend is an Anzac who served in World War One.
William Overend Died of Wounds during World War I.
William Thomas was born in 1896. He was the son of William Henry Overend and Alice Nisbet. [1] He passed away in 1916 age 21. [2]
W. Overend (father), Railway Road, Hastings, New Zealand AWMM Service Wars and conflicts Contribute › War 1914-1918 AWMM Armed force / branch Army AWMM William Thomas Overend (Service number 24/1767) served in the Army during World War I. He give his next of kin as W. Overend (father), Railway Road, Hastings. He embarked 8 January 1916 from Wellington, for Suez, Egypt aboard HMNZT 38 or HMNZT 39 the vessels "Tahiti" or "Warrimoo". He was a Rifleman with the 3rd Reinforcements, 2nd Battalion, F Company of the New Zealand Rifle Brigade. Private Overend died of wounds on 9 June 1916 in France, serving with the Wellington Infantry Regiment, 2nd Battalion . He is buried at Cite Bonjean Military Cemetery, Armentieres, France (Grave reference II. A. 38)
Sources
- ↑ http://bdmhistoricalrecords.dia.govt.nz/
- NZ Birth registration 1896/5636
- ↑ http://bdmhistoricalrecords.dia.govt.nz/
- NZ Death registration 1918/63528
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