| Regimental number | 6607 |
| Place of birth | Prahran, Victoria |
| School | Malvern Road State School, VIctoria |
| Religion | Methodist |
| Occupation | Carpenter |
| Address | 43 Highbury Grove, East Prahran, Victoria |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age at embarkation | 25 |
| Next of kin | Wife, Mrs C W Cheater, 43 Highburygrove, East Prahran, Victoria |
| Previous military service | Served in Senior Cadets and Compulsory Military Training scheme. |
| Enlistment date | |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 7th Battalion, 21st Reinforcement |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/24/4 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A71 Nestor on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 7th Battalion |
| Fate | Died of wounds |
| Place of death or wounding | Lihons, France |
| Age at death | 27.5 |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 27 |
| Place of burial | Adelaide Cemetery (Plot III, Row I, Grave No. 7), Villers-Bretonneux, France |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 49 |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Charles and Sarah CHEATER; husband of Caroline W. CHEATER, 14 Fulton Street, Armadale, Victoria, Australia. Native of Prahran, Victoria |
| Family/military connections | Cousins: 46 Sergeant Harold CROFT, 14th Bn, died of wounds, 8 July 1916; C. Croft 37th Btn; [9] Lt Charles Claus GALE MC, 38th Bn, returned to Australia, 28 Sptember 1919; Brother-in-law: 1043 Pte Henry James JOHNS, 23rd Bn, died of wounds, 19 June 1916. |
| Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |