CHENEY, Edgar James Clarence
| Service Number: | 798 |
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| Enlisted: | 14 September 1914, Morphettville, South Australia |
| Last Rank: | Driver |
| Last Unit: | 1st Divisional Train |
| Born: | Islington, South Australia, 3 September 1893 |
| Home Town: | Prospect, Prospect, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Nailsworth Public School |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Heart disease, Alexandria, Egypt, 1 March 1916, aged 22 years |
| Cemetery: |
Alexandria (Chatby) Military and War Memorial Cemetery |
| Memorials: | Adelaide National War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Prospect Roll of Honour A-G WWI Board |
World War 1 Service
| 14 Sep 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Morphettville, South Australia | |
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| 19 Oct 1914: | Involvement AIF WW1, Driver, 798, 1st Divisional Train, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '21' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Benalla embarkation_ship_number: A24 public_note: '' | |
| 19 Oct 1914: | Embarked AIF WW1, Driver, 798, 1st Divisional Train, HMAT Benalla, Melbourne |
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Embarkation Roll (www.awm.gov.au) incorrectly shows Christian name as Edward, instead of Edgar.
"THE LATE DRIVER E. J. C. CHENEY.
Driver Edgar J. C. Cheney, who died at Heliopolis on March 1, was the youngest son of Mr. and Mrs. S. Cheney, of Islington, and grandson of Mr. Thomas Cheney, of Templers. He was 22 years of age on September 30, and left Adelaide for Melbourne on his 21st birthday, where he was attached to the 3rd Australian Army Service Corps of the 1st Expeditionary Forces.
He was educated at tne Nailsworth public school, and was a member of the St. Ninian's Cricket Club, and a member of the Prospect Football Club. It is said of him that he was a true sportsman, and always played the game best in defeat. He was certainly one of the best liked footballers on the metropolitan grounds, and his clean manly game made him the idol of the crowds. He was an excellent horse-man, an enthusiastic and fearless soldier, and was well known throughout the district in which he lived." - from the Adelaide Chronicle 01 Apr 1916 (nla.gov.au)
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