Name: |
OVERTON |
Given Name: |
GARNET EWART |
Initials: |
G E |
Service No: |
91 |
Rank: |
PrivateOther Casualties of this Rank |
Regiment: |
South African Infantry |
Unit: |
3rd Regt.Other Casualties from this Unit |
Unit 2: |
"B" Coy.Other Casualties from this Unit |
Date of Death: |
1916-10-19Other Casualties on this
Date |
Age: |
18 |
Cause of Death: |
Died of wounds, received in front the Butte de Warlencourt. In the night of the 12-13th October, the 3rd S.A.I. relieved the 2nd and 4th S.A.I. which had suffered heavily during the attack on Snag and Tail Trenches. A new trench (Pearse's Trench) was dug and a patrol was sent on reconnaissance on The Pimple in the hands of the Germans. On the 14th October, the B Coy took The Pimple and a considerable part of the German communication trench. The B Coy was relieved by the A Coy in the night of the 15-16th October. The casualties of the 3rd S.A.I. amounted to 38 men. |
Additional
Information: |
Son of Harry William and Martha Cornelia Overton, of 5, Mayor Avenue, Benoni, Transvaal. Was of the last South African group relieved on the 20th July 1916 in Delville Wood. |
This information was last verified for accuracy: 2015-02-27
