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...do YOUR families link back to first South Australian wheat growers?
Christina and Donald McLEAN from Scotland 1837
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1885 - 1917 (31 years)
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Name |
James (Gordon) CHERITON [1] |
Suffix |
Private |
Nickname |
Gordon |
Born |
20 Dec 1885 |
Belvidere SA [1] |
- born 'Field View Lodge', Belvidere, SA
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Gender |
Male |
Military Service |
20 Dec 1885 |
Belvidere SA [1, 2, 3] |
Service No6047. Born 20/12/1885 at "Field View Lodge", Belvidere SA. He was a salesman before joining the First A.l.F He was unmarried when he was killed in action in France on 3/5/1917. |
Occupation |
21 June 1916 |
Belvidere SA |
PRE-WAR Occupation prior to enlistment on 21 June 1916; Farmer at Belvidere SA |
Occupation |
13 Jun 1916 |
Belvidere SA |
P1 of enlistment cites ESTATE AGENT. Not an apprentice. |
Biography Notes |
1917 |
Belvidere SA [1] |
On Honour Roll of those serving at war, at the Belvidere Hall as is that of his nephew John (Shirley) Cheriton who was with the 2nd A.l.F.
Service no 6047 Private 19th Battalion AIF= Chronicle Newspaper
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Biography Notes |
13 Jan 1917 |
Rolliston Qld |
Training base; absent w/o leave 4 days. 8-12 Jan 1917, forfeited double days pay=8 days pay deducted. over written as 11 days pay; no explanation. Left for France on SS Golden Eagle 12 days later. |
Cause of death |
3 May 1917 |
Bullecourt France [1] |
Killed in action 32yoa. Victory Medal family received 1923. Memorial Plaque("deadmands penny=Gallipoli)received Oct 1922 |
Died |
3 May 1917 |
Bullecourt France [1, 3] |
Military Service |
12 May 1917 |
France |
Reported 3 May 1917 missing in action. Confirmed 11 Dec 1917. British Expeditionary Force Enquiry findings. |
Person ID |
I-5283 |
Christina and Donald McLean | Jane McLean's descendants |
Last Modified |
30 Aug 2019 |
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Sources |
- [S-3] PUBLICATION BRB 'Donald & Christina McLean & Their Descendants', 1995 copies available, Copies of the BRB available Strathalbyn National Trust Museum & Library, several libraries around Australia including State Library SA, and Western Australian Genealogical Society Bayswater WA Request assistance for locating a copy through 'Contact us' on this website. .
- [S-178] http://www.wwi nominal rolls+ww1sa.gravesecrets.net, 23 Jan 2017 Researcher Lorna McLean.
Nominal WWII Army service records indicate overseas action by his service number:no detail provided
Service no 6047
Private
19th Battalion
Born 20 December 1885 at Belvidere, SA
Son of John CHERITON and Mildred Jane nee McCORD
Of Belvidere, SA
Occupation prior to enlistment Farmer
Enlisted 21 June 1916
GRAVE SECRETS Killed in action 03 May 1917 at Bullecourt, France
Aged 32 years
Commemorated Villers-Bretonneux, France
Chronicle Newspaper
- [S-79] http://ww1sa.gravesecrets.net, SOURCE:Chronicle Newspaper-NFInformation, 23 Jan 2017 Researcher Lorna McLean.
Service no 6047, as a Private for 19th Battalion.
Born 20 December 1885 at Belvidere, SA
Son of John CHERITON and Mildred Jane nee McCORD
Of Belvidere, SA. Occupation prior to enlistment Farmer
Enlisted 21 June 1916, KIA 03 May 1917 at Bullecourt, France at 32yoa
Commemorated Villers-Bretonneux, France
SOURCE Chronicle Newspaper
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