1918-2008: Ninety Years of Remembrance

Soldier Record

John William Over

Contributed by: Rob Over, on 2008-11-05

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Rank
First NameJohn William
SurnameOver
Year of BirthUnknown
Year of DeathUnknown
RegimentRoyal Engineers
Place of Wartime ResidenceTibshelf, Derbyshire

John William's Story

Tunneling company

John William Over, my great grand father, was a miner in Tibshelf, Derbyshire, who was called up to to dig tunnels and lay mines. He was de mobbed in 1917 and my grandfather remembered meeting him at the railway station on his return.

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