Local WW2 Memorials
Cobham Tilt Memorial
Albert Edward Overton
| Surname: | Overton |
| Forename: | Albert Edward |
| Age: | 37 |
| CWGC Date of Death: | 02 Aug 1943 |
| Rank: | Gunner |
| Regiment / Service: | Royal Artillery |
| Battalion / Unit: | 88 Field Regt. |
| Service Number: | 1094275 |
| Cemetery: | Chungkai War Cemetery |
| CWGC Plot Reference: | 8. D. 5. |
| Additional Information: | Son of Fred and Charlotte Overton, of Cobham, Surrey. Born in Cobham. Taken prisoner by the Japanese on 15th February, 1942 on the fall of Singapore. On 30th October, 1942 sent from Changi, Singapore to work on the construction of the Burma-Siam railway. Died in hospital from malaria and dysentery. Buried at Chungkai, one of the base camps along the railway and site of a hospital built by Allied prisoners of war. |
| Memorial: | Cobham |
| Links: | Thailand-Burma railway: Chungkai |
| CWGC Website Link: | https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/2353333/ |
| Memorial Tree Number: | 17 |
