CANHAM, Herbert Chester
| Service Number: | 6177 |
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| Enlisted: | 22 October 1916 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 22nd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Kogarah, New South Wales, Australia, January 1890 |
| Home Town: | Kogarah, Sydney, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Superior Public School, Kogarah, New South Wales, Australia |
| Occupation: | Carrier |
| Died: | Pneumonia, Fargo Military Hospital, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom, 28 January 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
Durrington Cemetery, Wiltshire Plot 162 |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
| 22 Oct 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, 6177, 22nd Infantry Battalion | |
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| 22 Oct 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, 6177, 22nd Infantry Battalion | |
| 31 Oct 1916: | Involvement Private, 6177, 22nd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '14' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Argyllshire embarkation_ship_number: A8 public_note: '' | |
| 31 Oct 1916: | Embarked Private, 6177, 22nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Argyllshire, Melbourne |
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The summary below was completed by Cathy Sedgwick – Facebook “WW1 Australian War Graves in England/UK
Private Herbert Chester Canham was born at Kogarah, Sydney, NSW around 1890. He enlisted in the Australian Imperial Force (A.I.F.) on 12th October, 1916 & disembarked at Plymouth, England on 10th January, 1917. He was admitted to Fargo Military Hospital, Wiltshire on 24th January, 1917 with pneumonia – seriously ill. Private Canham died at 1.30 am on 28th January, 1917.
On the 31st of January, 1917 Pte Canham was buried with two other Australians at Durrington Cemetery, Wiltshire, Ptes Adams & Canham
Their stories can be found here
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