Isaac Overton
he was a career sailor
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Isaac Overton (junior) was born on 22nd January 1888 at Newark upon Trent , he was the son of Isaac Overton (senior) a steam tug engine driver and Sarah Overton née Stevenson , of Bowbridge Rd., Newark,
His father Isaac Overton (senior) was born in 1865 at Sibsey Lincolnshire, his mother Sarah Stevenson was born in 1867 at Newark, they were married in 1886 at Newark, they went on to have 4 children, sadly 1 was to die in infancy or early childhood.
In the 1911 ceneus his parents and siblings are living at 13 Bowbridge Road, Newark, Isaac 46 yrs is an engine driver on a steam tug, he is living with his wife Sarah 48 yrs and two of their children, Florence Louisa 21 yrs a dress makers apprentice and Cyril Richard 6 yrs a solicitors clerk.
In the same 1911 census we find tha Isaac Overton (junior) is serving in the Ryal Navy, he is serving in Motor Torpedo boat no 9, which is moored at Stangate Creek, he is shown as being 23 yrs and is a signalman.
He was the husband of Rose Martha Tyler (born 26th October 1879 ) they were married in 1916 at Newark, they lived at 64, Castle Gate, Newark.
Commencing 12th July 1917 his widow was awarded a pension of 15 shillings a week, at this date she was living at 116 Barmby Gate, Newark.
Leading Seaman Isaac Overton joined the Royal Navy on 16th April 1903 he was an office boy aged 18 yrs, he was engaged on 22nd January 1906 to his age of 18 yrs . He was serving on board motor torpedo boat no 9 at Stangate Creek, during the 1911 census, he was discharged from the Navy of 31st January 1917 due to cerebral Hemiplegia (paralysis caused by brain injury.) He died on 3rd July 1917, he is buried at Newark Cemetery.
He was gazetted on 16th August 1915 in The London Gazette as being awarded a DSM, and on 5th September 1916 he was awarded a clasp to his DSM
H.M.S. Wear extensive action in the Dardanelles DSM was awarded in respect for rescuing 60 men from HMS Irresistibleof, rescuing men from a French mine layer and the Wear’s part in the rescue of around 600 officers and ratings during a combined Anglo-French attempt to force the Dardanelles on 18 March 1915.
The Bar to his award was granted in respect of his services as a volunteer in the Wear’s whaler at the cutting out of a Turkish caique off Eleos Island on 30 May 1915 - when the Wear’s guns went into action - and although the award was not gazetted until September 1916, it was, in fact, the first Bar ever earned (The first gazetted to Leading Seaman Alfred Button actually related to another action in 1916).
Suffered a server fall aboard ship and was in a coma for 3 weeks. He was in Chatham Hospital for some time before returning to Newark and was seen around town in a bath chair.
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Isaac Overton
Buried at Newark Town Cemetery Photo Murray Biddle
Photo of Isaac Overton