On the Arras Memorial, France is the name of 33891 Private Samuel Alexander Overend, serving with the 12th Battalion Northumberland Fusiliers, who died 16/06/2917.
Colin McMillan has provided the following:
Samuel Alexander Overend was born in or about 1887 in Poole, Dorset.
In 1891 he was 4 years old and the fifth child of 41 year old Samuel Overend, a works foreman, and 41 year old Hannah Overend who were both born in Ireland, as were the two oldest of their children. Samuel junior’s siblings were 17 year old Robert Overend, an assistant clerk at an asylum, and 15 year old Jessie Overend. Minnie Elizabeth Overend (11) and George William Overend (8) were both born in Poole and 11 month old Hannah Jane was born in Caterham, Surrey. The family address was given as Upland Villa, Caterham.
By 1901 Samuel (14) was living as a servant with 33 year old Herbert Brady and his wife, 23 year old Daisy D. Brady. There was another servant: 24 year old Bessie Quanel. The address was given as 7 Ritherdon Parade, Poole, Dorset.
In 1911 Samuel was 23 and living with his older brother, 37 year old Robert Overend and his wife, 38 year old Minnie Rosina Overend who had three school age children. They were living at “Clovelly”, Robin Hood Road, Brentwood, Essex. Samuel and his brother were both clerks at the county lunatic asylum.
Samuel must have come to Morpeth some time after that, because that is where he enlisted in the 12th Battalion of the Northumberland Fusiliers. He was Private 33891 and he died on 12th June 1917.
Morpeth Herald 05/04/1918 carries a brief obituary:
ROLL OF HONOUR
OVEREND.- Previously reported missing on June 16th, 1917, now presumed killed in action on that date, Private Samuel A. Overend, 12th Northumberland Fusiliers.- Deeply mourned by his sorrowing wife and little daughter Eileen.
Samuel Alexander Overend is remembered in Morpeth on M17.01 as L/Cpl., M17.05, M17.09, M17.11 and M17.29