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William George CHEFFERS

Regimental number3075
Place of birthAdelaide, South Australia
SchoolState school, Victoria
ReligionMethodist
OccupationLabourer
Address279 Ascot Vale Road, Ascot Vale, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation33
Height5' 7.5"
Weight173 lbs
Next of kinFather, G Cheffers, 279 Ascot Vale Road, Ascot Vale, Victoria
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date10 July 1915
Place of enlistmentMelbourne, Victoria
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name5th Battalion, 10th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/22/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board RMS Osterley on 29 September 1915
Regimental number from Nominal Roll3075A
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll46th Battalion
FateKilled in Action 12 October 1917
Place of death or woundingPasschendaele, Ypres, Belgium
Age at death35
Age at death from cemetery records35
Place of burialDuchy 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 connectionsBrother: 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
SourcesNAA: B2455, CHEFFERS William George

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