~~~CHESSHER, Walter Bernard, Australian Imperial Force, AIF, The Great War~~~~
Transcript of military service for regimental number:--- 6045, Private Chessher.
Born:--- Brisbane, Queensland, 27th June 1892.
Schooling:--- Woolloongabba State School
Religion:--- Roman Catholic
Civil employment:--- Hairdresser
Home Town:--- Woolloongabba, Brisbane, Queensland
Home Address:--- 498 Brunswick Street, New Farm, Queensland.
Marital status:--- Single
Next of kin:--- Mother, Mrs Mary Chessher, Overend Street, East Brisbane, Queensland
Attested into AIF:--- 11th September 1916, Brisbane, Queensland.
Age on enlistment:--- 24 years and 4 months
Final Rank:--- Private
Final Unit:--- 26th Australian Infantry Battalion, 17th Reinforcement, AIF.
Embarked from:--- Brisbane, Queensland, aboard HMAT A75 Marathon, 27th October 1916
Fate:--- Died of wounds, 24th April 1918, in 3rd Australian General Hospital, France.
Burial:--- Abbeville Communal Cemetery Extension
War service:--- Western Front
Medals:--- British War Medal, Victory Medal
Parents:---Arthur Chessher and Mary Sullivan, married 4th April 1883, in Brisbane, QLD.
Memorials:--- Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, East Brisbane War Memorial
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Cenotaph here
Transcript of military service for regimental number:--- 6045, Private Chessher.
Born:--- Brisbane, Queensland, 27th June 1892.
Schooling:--- Woolloongabba State School
Religion:--- Roman Catholic
Civil employment:--- Hairdresser
Home Town:--- Woolloongabba, Brisbane, Queensland
Home Address:--- 498 Brunswick Street, New Farm, Queensland.
Marital status:--- Single
Next of kin:--- Mother, Mrs Mary Chessher, Overend Street, East Brisbane, Queensland
Attested into AIF:--- 11th September 1916, Brisbane, Queensland.
Age on enlistment:--- 24 years and 4 months
Final Rank:--- Private
Final Unit:--- 26th Australian Infantry Battalion, 17th Reinforcement, AIF.
Embarked from:--- Brisbane, Queensland, aboard HMAT A75 Marathon, 27th October 1916
Fate:--- Died of wounds, 24th April 1918, in 3rd Australian General Hospital, France.
Burial:--- Abbeville Communal Cemetery Extension
War service:--- Western Front
Medals:--- British War Medal, Victory Medal
Parents:---Arthur Chessher and Mary Sullivan, married 4th April 1883, in Brisbane, QLD.
Memorials:--- Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, East Brisbane War Memorial
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Cenotaph here
~~~CHESSHER, Walter Bernard, Australian Imperial Force, AIF, The Great War~~~~
Transcript of military service for regimental number:--- 6045, Private Chessher.
Born:--- Brisbane, Queensland, 27th June 1892.
Schooling:--- Woolloongabba State School
Religion:--- Roman Catholic
Civil employment:--- Hairdresser
Home Town:--- Woolloongabba, Brisbane, Queensland
Home Address:--- 498 Brunswick Street, New Farm, Queensland.
Marital status:--- Single
Next of kin:--- Mother, Mrs Mary Chessher, Overend Street, East Brisbane, Queensland
Attested into AIF:--- 11th September 1916, Brisbane, Queensland.
Age on enlistment:--- 24 years and 4 months
Final Rank:--- Private
Final Unit:--- 26th Australian Infantry Battalion, 17th Reinforcement, AIF.
Embarked from:--- Brisbane, Queensland, aboard HMAT A75 Marathon, 27th October 1916
Fate:--- Died of wounds, 24th April 1918, in 3rd Australian General Hospital, France.
Burial:--- Abbeville Communal Cemetery Extension
War service:--- Western Front
Medals:--- British War Medal, Victory Medal
Parents:---Arthur Chessher and Mary Sullivan, married 4th April 1883, in Brisbane, QLD.
Memorials:--- Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, East Brisbane War Memorial
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Cenotaph here
Transcript of military service for regimental number:--- 6045, Private Chessher.
Born:--- Brisbane, Queensland, 27th June 1892.
Schooling:--- Woolloongabba State School
Religion:--- Roman Catholic
Civil employment:--- Hairdresser
Home Town:--- Woolloongabba, Brisbane, Queensland
Home Address:--- 498 Brunswick Street, New Farm, Queensland.
Marital status:--- Single
Next of kin:--- Mother, Mrs Mary Chessher, Overend Street, East Brisbane, Queensland
Attested into AIF:--- 11th September 1916, Brisbane, Queensland.
Age on enlistment:--- 24 years and 4 months
Final Rank:--- Private
Final Unit:--- 26th Australian Infantry Battalion, 17th Reinforcement, AIF.
Embarked from:--- Brisbane, Queensland, aboard HMAT A75 Marathon, 27th October 1916
Fate:--- Died of wounds, 24th April 1918, in 3rd Australian General Hospital, France.
Burial:--- Abbeville Communal Cemetery Extension
War service:--- Western Front
Medals:--- British War Medal, Victory Medal
Parents:---Arthur Chessher and Mary Sullivan, married 4th April 1883, in Brisbane, QLD.
Memorials:--- Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, East Brisbane War Memorial
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Cenotaph here
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