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Charles MacKern SHERIFF

Regimental number1167
Place of birthBroadstairs, Kent, England
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationWell striker
AddressOnslow, Western Australia
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation44
Height5' 9.75"
Weight156 lbs
Next of kinFather, Charles Sheriff, Rugby Road, Oakleigh, Melbourne, Victoria
Previous military serviceServed in the New South Wales Imperial Bushmen, South Africa (Boer War).
Enlistment date27 November 1915
Rank on enlistmentSergeant
Unit nameMining Corps, Company 3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A38 Ulysses on 20 February 1916
Rank from Nominal RollSapper
Unit from Nominal RollAustralian Electrical and Mechanical Mining and Boring Company
FateDied of disease 23 February 1919
Age at death from cemetery records47
Place of burialPaddington 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
SourcesNAA: B2455, SHERIFF Charles MacKern

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