Regimental number | 6607 |
Place of birth | Prahran, Victoria |
School | Malvern Road State School, VIctoria |
Religion | Methodist |
Occupation | Carpenter |
Address | 43 Highbury Grove, East Prahran, Victoria |
Marital status | Married |
Age at embarkation | 25 |
Next of kin | Wife, Mrs C W Cheater, 43 Highburygrove, East Prahran, Victoria |
Previous military service | Served in Senior Cadets and Compulsory Military Training scheme. |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 7th Battalion, 21st Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/24/4 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A71 Nestor on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 7th Battalion |
Fate | Died of wounds |
Place of death or wounding | Lihons, France |
Age at death | 27.5 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 27 |
Place of burial | Adelaide Cemetery (Plot III, Row I, Grave No. 7), Villers-Bretonneux, France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 49 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Charles and Sarah CHEATER; husband of Caroline W. CHEATER, 14 Fulton Street, Armadale, Victoria, Australia. Native of Prahran, Victoria |
Family/military connections | Cousins: 46 Sergeant Harold CROFT, 14th Bn, died of wounds, 8 July 1916; C. Croft 37th Btn; [9] Lt Charles Claus GALE MC, 38th Bn, returned to Australia, 28 Sptember 1919; Brother-in-law: 1043 Pte Henry James JOHNS, 23rd Bn, died of wounds, 19 June 1916. |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |