Regimental number | 1167 |
Place of birth | Broadstairs, Kent, England |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Well striker |
Address | Onslow, Western Australia |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 44 |
Height | 5' 9.75" |
Weight | 156 lbs |
Next of kin | Father, Charles Sheriff, Rugby Road, Oakleigh, Melbourne, Victoria |
Previous military service | Served in the New South Wales Imperial Bushmen, South Africa (Boer War). |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Sergeant |
Unit name | Mining Corps, Company 3 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A38 Ulysses on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Sapper |
Unit from Nominal Roll | Australian Electrical and Mechanical Mining and Boring Company |
Fate | Died of disease |
Age at death from cemetery records | 47 |
Place of burial | Paddington Cemetery (Grave No. 14331), Middlesex, England |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 27 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Charles and Isabel SHERIFF |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | NAA: B2455, SHERIFF Charles MacKern |