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SHEATHER, Edgar Frederick
Personal Details
Service Number: | 1728 |
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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 |
Service History
World War 1 Service
1 Feb 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1728, 56th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Cootamundra | |
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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 |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of George Australia Sheather and Ethel Agusta od Sheridan Street, Gundagai, NSW
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal