CYRIL PERCY OVERALL
From May through to September 2026, Andrew will be fulfilling his dream to hike the iconic Land’s End to John O’Groats! You are all warmly invited to follow Andrew’s epic journey on his Facebook page, “Andrew Beal LEJOG” https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61577588795730
As Andrew hikes the 1,300+ miles, he will raise funds for the Ipswich War Memorial Project to help finance our future exhibitions and research of the brave Ipswich men and women who lost their lives in conflict. If you would like to make a small donation, please click on the link: https://gofund.me/5d4a50570
Thank you for your love and support. Andrew & Helen – I.W.M.P.
Image from the Evening Star – 1st November 1944.
Born: 1922, Ipswich.
Died: 18th October 1944; age: 22; died on active service at Loreto with the Eighth Army in Italy.
Residence: 3, Nansen Road, Ipswich.
Rank: Driver; Service Number: 5832894.
Regiment: Royal Army Service Corps.
Originally buried at Loreto Military Cemetery. The body was later exhumed, identified and re-buried on the 20th December 1944 at Ancona War Cemetery.
Grave Reference:
IV.C.18.
Ancona,
Marche,
Italy.
Relatives Notified & Address: Youngest son of Walter & Rose Priscilla Overall, of Ipswich.
Father: Walter Overall, born 1876, Little Yeldham, Essex – died 1934, Ipswich. A Coalman.
Mother: Rose Priscilla Overall (nee Gissing), born May 1879, Leiston, Suffolk – died December 1941, Ipswich.
ENGLAND & WALES REGISTER 1939
Cyril lived with his widowed mother and brothers at the family home – 3, Nansen Road, Ipswich.
Rose, unpaid Domestic Duties.
Stanley Arthur Overall, a Well Borer, born July 1916, Ipswich.
Leslie Charles Overall, a Brush Maker, born June 1916, Ipswich.
Probate to Leslie Charles Overall – brother, a Brush Maker.
One Comment
Cyril commonly known to family and friends ( Percy ) Is my Uncle.
He was the youngest son of Walter and Priscilla Overall my Grandparents. My Father
was Stanley 2nd youngest,and their was 7 children. I became youngest of 7 children by Stanley.
My uncle was spoken about fondly as we were all born in the old family home in Ipswich where Percy lived.