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Edward George CHEESEMAN

Regimental number21017
Place of birthDover, England
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationWatchmaker
AddressManly, New South Wales
Marital statusMarried
Age at embarkation40
Next of kinWife, Mrs P C A Cheeseman, 2 James Street, Woollahra, New South Wales
Enlistment date6 September 1916
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll6 September 1917
Rank on enlistmentDriver
Unit nameAustralian Wireless Squadron 1 - Special Reinforcements
AWM Embarkation Roll number22/16/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A55 Kyarra on 7 September 1917
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board SS Indarra on 26 November 1917
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A18 Wiltshire on 2 February 1918
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board RMS Ormonde on 2 March 1918
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board SS Pakeha on 27 May 1918
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board SS Port Darwin on 14 September 1918
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board SS Malta on 16 October 1918
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board SS Indarra on 7 September 1917
Rank from Nominal RollDriver
Unit from Nominal Roll1st Wireless Signal Squadron
FateReturned to Australia 13 April 1919
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Stephen and Elizabeth CHEESEMAN. Plaque in New South Wales Garden of Remembrance.
Other detailsMedals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
Date of death10 January 1938
Age at death61
Place of burialWoronora Cemetery, New South Wales

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