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George CHEADLE

Regimental number2732
Place of birthAlexandria, New South Wales
SchoolAustinmer Public School, New South Wales
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationCarpenter
AddressAustinmer, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation18
Next of kinFather, Sydney John Cheadle, Austinmer, New South Wales
Previous military serviceServed in the Woonona Company, 37th Illawarra Bn, Senior Cadets.
Enlistment date8 May 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name3rd Battalion, 8th Reinforcement
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A54 Runic on 9 September 1915
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll3rd Battalion
FateKilled in Action 22 August 1918
Place of death or woundingBetween Mercourt and Mericourt, France
Age at death21
Age at death from cemetery records21
Place of burialHeath Cemetery (Plot I, Row C, Grave No. 11), Harbonnieres, France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
39
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Mother: Elizabeth CHEADLE (formerly WILSON)
Miscellaneous detailsReal name: George WILSON

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