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Sidney Gordon CHEVERTON

Regimental number1897
Place of birthFulham, London, England
SchoolCouncil School, London, England
Age on arrival in Australia16
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationBlacksmiths striker
AddressNorseman, Western Australia
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation19
Next of kinFather, Mr Sydney Alfred Cheverton, Norseman, Western Australia
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date29 February 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name51st Battalion, 3rd Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/68/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Fremantle, Western Australia, on board HMAT A48 Seang Bee on 18 July 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll44th Battalion
FateDied of wounds 10 October 1917
Place of death or woundingYpres, Belgium
Age at death20.11
Place of burialNine Elms British Cemetery (Plot KKK, Row C, Grave No. 4), Poperinghe, Belgium
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
137
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Sidneu and Ada CHEVERTON, Cheetham Street, Kalgoorlie, Western Australia. Native of Fulham, London, England
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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