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Samuel Henry CHEGWIDDEN

Regimental number87
Place of birthCanterbury, Victoria
ReligionPresbyterian
OccupationFitter
AddressCanterbury, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation25
Next of kinMother, Mrs Mary Jane Chegwidden, 40 Dudley Parade, Canterbury, Victoria
Enlistment date31 January 1916
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll21 February 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name37th Battalion, Headquarters
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/54/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A34 Persic on 3 June 1916
Rank from Nominal RollSergeant
Unit from Nominal Roll37th Battalion
FateReturned to Australia 11 December 1918
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Plaque in Victorian Garden of Remembrance
Family/military connectionsBrother: 1686 Pte James Reginald CHEGWIDDEN, 24th Bn, returned to Australia, 12 December 1918.
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
Date of death26 March 1973

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