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Francis William CHEFFERS

Regimental number2344
Place of birthMelbourne, Victoria
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationWatchmaker
Address359 Montague Street, Albert Park, Victoria
Marital statusMarried
Age at embarkation23
Next of kinWife, Mrs Dorothy Jane Cheffers, 359 Montague Street, Albert Park, Victoria
Enlistment date28 January 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name2nd Pioneer Battalion, Reinforcement 4
AWM Embarkation Roll number14/14/4
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A32 Themistocles on 28 July 1916
Rank from Nominal RollSergeant
Unit from Nominal Roll2nd Pioneer Battalion
FateReturned to Australia 21 July 1917
Age at death from cemetery records29
Place of burialRandwick General Cemetery (Plot G, Grave No. 176), Randwick, New South Wales
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
172
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: William and Marie CHEFFERS; husband of Dorothy CHEFFERS. Native of Melbourne
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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