In Memory Of

OVERED, MARTIN

Service Details
Age:
 20
Date of Birth:
 1924-08-07
Service No:
 328310
Rank:
 Captain
Unit:
 14 (R.A.F.) Sqdn.
Regiment:
 South African Air Force
Date of Death:
 1945-04-19
Cause of Death:
 Killed in action, Wellington XIII NB858, while on anti-submarine patrol in the Bay of Biscay
Commemoration
Grave Reference:
 Panel 285.
Cemetery:
 RUNNYMEDE MEMORIAL
Localitly:
 Surrey
Country:
 United Kingdom
Additional Information
Son of James Overed and Doris (nee Brett) Young. Educated at St. Mark's School, Mbabane, Swaziland. After Bothie joined the South African Air Force and was seconded to No.14 Squadron. Royal Air Force [Coastal Command]. He rose to the rank of Captain. Born Johannesburg.