Private Harry Cheesman
PERSONAL INFORMATION
Date of birth: 1885-08-01
Place of birth: Capewell Sussex England
Next of kin: Mrs. Isabel Cheesman; wife; 968 - 12th St. S., Lethbridge, Alberta
Marital status: married
Occupation (attested): Cement finisher
Occupation (normalized): Reinforced Concreter, General
Religion: Church of England
Date of death:
1917-04-09
Cause of death:
Killed in action
Buried:
Zivy Crater, Thelus, Panel 2. Col. 1.
MILITARY INFORMATION
Regimental number: 736106
Highest Rank:
Private
(16th Battalion)
Rank detail
- Private, 16th Battalion, Infantry (Army).
- Private (Army). 1915-11-29 ?
- Private (Army).
Degree of service: Europe
Survived war: no
Battle wounded/killed: Attack at VIMY RIDGE. Previously reported MIssing, now Killed in Action
RESEARCH INFORMATION
LAC ID:
98203
Service file: B1661-S037
Uploader's Notes:
Son of Luke and Adeline Zillah Cheesman (nee Sexton) of Merstham, Surrey, England; husband of Isabella Joule (formerly Cheesman, nee Cantlay) of 968 - 12th St. S., Lethbridge, Alberta.
Prior service - 3 years 1st Battalion, West Surrey Regiment
Uploader's Research notes: Details of death from Ancestry.com which includes a digitized image of the casualty form from the "Canada, War Graves Registers (Circumstances of Casualty), 1914-1948” database [Private Army Canadian Infantry 17th Reserve Battalion Private Army Canadian Infantry 113th Battalion Private Army Canadian Infantry 16th Battalion ]
ARCHIVAL INFORMATION
Date added: 2005-04-08
Last modified: 2020-10-29