Volunteers of Essendon and Flemington, 1914-1918
Cheffers W G Pte 3075 William George 5 Inf Bn 33 Labourer Single Meth
Address: Ascot Vale, Ascot Vale Rd, 279
Next of Kin: Cheffers, G, father, 279 Ascot Vale Rd, Ascot Vale
Enlisted: 10 Jul 1915
Embarked: RMS Osterley 29 Sep 1915
Relatives on Active Service:
Cheffers J Pte 3485 brother
Date of death: 12/10/1917 Private 46 Infantry Battalion
CWGC: "Son of George and Mary Ann Cheffers, of 2, Elliott Avenue, Murrumbeena,
Victoria, Australia. Native of Essendorra [sic], Victoria".
DOCHY FARM NEW BRITISH CEMETERY
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Amongst those killed in action, in [Belgium] on 12th October is Private William [George] Cheffers (stretcher bearer) eldest [son of] Mr. George Cheffers of 279 Ascot Vale Rd, Ascot Vale, after two years, active service.
ROLL OF HONOUR. (1917, November 29). The Essendon Gazette and Keilor, Bulla and Broadmeadows Reporter (Moonee Ponds, Vic. : 1914 - 1918), p. 2 Edition: Morning. Retrieved May 30, 2012, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article74604445
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War Service Commemorated
Essendon Town Hall A-F
Ascot Vale Methodists*
Flemington Branch Australian Natives Association (ANA) *
Kensington Methodist Church*
Essendon Gazette Roll of Honour Wounded
Regimental Register
In Memoriam
CHEFFERS.-In loving memory of our dear brother
and uncle, Will, stretcher-bearer, 46th Batt., killed
at Passchendaele, 12th October, 1917.
He did his best along with the rest
What more could our hero do?
-(Inserted by his loving brother, sister-in-law, and
nieces, Herb, Ethel, Evelyn, and Myrtle.)
The Argus 13 October 1919
http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article4673107
CHEFFERS - In loving memory of our dear brother
and uncle, Will, stretcher-bearer 46th Battalion,
killed at Passchendaele 12th October, 1917.
Sunshine passes, shadows fall,
Loving remembrance outlasts all.
(Inserted by his loving brother, sister, and nieces,
Herb, Ethel, Evelyn, and Myrtle.)
The Argus 12 October 1920
http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article4578199
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