Edgar Frederick SHEATHER

SHEATHER, Edgar Frederick

Service Number: 1728
Enlisted: 1 February 1916, Enlisted at Cootamundra
Last Rank: Private
Last Unit: 56th Infantry Battalion
Born: Gundagai, New South Wales, Australia, 1890
Home Town: Gundagai, Gundagai, New South Wales
Schooling: Gundagai Public School, New South Wales
Occupation: Labourer
Died: Died of wounds, France, 2 November 1916
Cemetery: Heilly Station Cemetery
Plot V, Row D, Grave 14, Heilly Station Cemetery, Mericourt-L'Abbe, Picardie, France
Memorials: Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Gundagai War Memorial
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World War 1 Service

1 Feb 1916: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1728, 56th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Cootamundra
14 Apr 1916: Involvement Private, 1728, 56th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '19' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Ceramic embarkation_ship_number: A40 public_note: ''
14 Apr 1916: Embarked Private, 1728, 56th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ceramic, Sydney
31 Oct 1916: Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 1728, 56th Infantry Battalion, Multiple wounds to the buttocks, arms and ankle

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Biography contributed by Carol Foster

Son of George Australia Sheather and Ethel Agusta od Sheridan Street, Gundagai, NSW

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal