Regimental number | 3728 |
Place of birth | Sydney, New South Wales |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Canister maker |
Address | 'Roughley', Grey Street, Carlton, New South Wales |
Marital status | Married |
Age at embarkation | 25 |
Height | 5' 8.5" |
Weight | 126 lbs |
Next of kin | Wife, Mrs E M O Chestham, 'Roughley', Grey Street, Carlton, New South Wales |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Holsworthy, New South Wales |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 2nd Battalion, 12th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/19/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A7 Medic on |
Fate | No details of fate entered on Nominal Roll |
Age at death from cemetery records | 28 |
Place of burial | Woronora Cemetery (Plot 11, Grave No. 24), Woronora, New South Wales |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 32 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Abraham and Sarah CHEETHAM; husband of Mrs E. CHEETHAM |
Discharge date | |
Family/military connections | Brother: 6965 Pte Arthur Reginald CHEETHAM, 2nd Bn, returned to Australia, 18 December 1918. |
Other details |
Failed to re-embark at Fremantle, 18 January 1916. Embarked Fremantle for Melbourne on board HT 'Nestor', 5 March 1916; arrived Melbourne, 13 March 1916. Medical Board report, Randwick, 11 April 1916: Board finds that disability is permanent as regards Military service and estimates incapacity as total.' Discharged (medically unfit: phthisis), Sydney, 10 September 1916. Medals: not eligible for war medals. |
Miscellaneous details | Given name incorrectly entered on Embarkation Roll as Robert. |
Date of death | |
Sources | NAA: B2455, CHEETHAM Rubert |