Regimental number | 3075 |
Place of birth | Adelaide, South Australia |
School | State school, Victoria |
Religion | Methodist |
Occupation | Labourer |
Address | 279 Ascot Vale Road, Ascot Vale, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 33 |
Height | 5' 7.5" |
Weight | 173 lbs |
Next of kin | Father, G Cheffers, 279 Ascot Vale Road, Ascot Vale, Victoria |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Melbourne, Victoria |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 5th Battalion, 10th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/22/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board RMS Osterley on |
Regimental number from Nominal Roll | 3075A |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 46th Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Passchendaele, Ypres, Belgium |
Age at death | 35 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 35 |
Place of burial | Duchy Farm New British Cemetery (Plot VIII, Row E, Grave No. 14), Belgium |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 141 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Commemorated on Kensington Methodist (now Uniting) Church Roll of Honour ('A Loving tribute to the Memory of Our Brave Men'), McCracken Street, Kensington, Victoria. Parents: George and Mary CHEFFERS, 2 Elliot Avenue, Murrumbeena, Victoria, Australia. Native of Essendon, Victoria |
Family/military connections | Brother: 3485 Pte John CHEFFERS, 23rd Bn, returned to Australia, 13 February 1917. |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | NAA: B2455, CHEFFERS William George |