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CHERPITER, John
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 4749 |
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| Enlisted: | 29 October 1915, Enlisted at Adelaide |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 50th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Russian Empire, 1883 |
| Home Town: | Adelaide, South Australia |
| Schooling: | High School, Russia |
| Occupation: | Shoemaker |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 2 April 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" No known grave, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Adelaide National War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France) |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 29 Oct 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 4749, Enlisted at Adelaide | |
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| 9 Mar 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 4749, 10th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: RMS Mongolia embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: '' | |
| 9 Mar 1916: | Embarked Private, 4749, 10th Infantry Battalion, RMS Mongolia, Adelaide | |
| 31 Oct 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 50th Infantry Battalion, Transferred from the 10th Battalion to the 50th Battalaion | |
| 20 Mar 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 4749, 50th Infantry Battalion, German Withdrawal to Hindenburg Line and Outpost Villages | |
| 2 Apr 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 4749, 50th Infantry Battalion, Noreuil, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 4749 awm_unit: 50 Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1917-04-02 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Domitrey and Mary Cherpiter of 71 Tope Street, South Melbourne, Vic; husband of Anastasia Cherpiter of 149 Gouger Street, Adelaide, SA. Father of Lucy Cherpiter
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
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