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CHEETHAM, Norman
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | 1234, 1234A |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 6 July 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Sapper |
| Last Unit: | 4th Divisional Signal Company |
| Born: | Geelong, Victoria, Australia, 1896 |
| Home Town: | Merredin, Merredin, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | State School, Victoria, Australia |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Belgium, 31 July 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
Bus House Cemetery Row F, Grave No. 9, Bus House Cemetery, Ypres, Flanders, Belgium |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Bruce Rock District WW1 Roll of Honour, Drouin Methodist Church Honor Roll, East Geelong War Memorial, Kings Park 10th Light Horse Regiment Memorial WA, Moolap Roll of Honor |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 6 Jul 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1234, 10th Light Horse Regiment | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 Oct 1915: | Involvement Private, 1234, 10th Light Horse Regiment, Third Ypres, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '3' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Hororata embarkation_ship_number: A20 public_note: '' | |
| 1 Oct 1915: | Embarked Private, 1234, 10th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Hororata, Fremantle | |
| 1 Apr 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Gunner, 4th Division Artillery , Egypt | |
| 1 Jul 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Driver, 24th Field Artillery (Howitzer) Brigade, France | |
| 23 Jul 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Driver, 1234, 24th Field Artillery (Howitzer) Brigade, Battle for Pozières | |
| 25 Jan 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Driver, 11th Field Artillery Brigade , Given new SN 1234A | |
| 21 Apr 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Sapper, 4th Divisional Signal Company | |
| 31 Jul 1917: | Involvement Sapper, 1234A, Third Ypres, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 1234A awm_unit: 4th Australian Division Signals Company awm_rank: Sapper awm_died_date: 1917-07-31 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Robert Wight
Pte Cheetham, a farmer from Merredin, WA enlisted in the 10th LHR at Blackboy Hill, near Perth, WA.
Under-age at 19, he requested his parents' permission which was given by telegram: "Dear Norman Father Mother give consent to enlist we commit you into God's care".
He saw service with the 3rd LHR in Egypt before transfering to the 24th Howitzer Brigade, and later the 11th Field Artillery Brigade as a driver. In May 1917 he was re-mustered as a sapper with the 4th Division Signal Company, Australian Engineers.
He was killed in action in Belgium, 31 July 1917.
Source: AWM
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