BORN HULL, 1894. ELDEST SON OF EDITH & THE LATE FERDINAND CHEETHAM (1869-1913), AT 43, BACHELER STREET, HULL (CWGC ADDRESS). BROTHER TO FERDINAND AND REGINALD CHEETHAM. HE ALSO LIVED AT 16 MALM STREET, HULL. (1918 MILITARY VOTERS ADDRESS). BEFORE THE WAR, HE WORKED AS A CLERK FOR A SHIP OWNER. HE ENLISTED IN HULL. EX PRIVATE, 1466, HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. TRANSFERRED AS LANCE CORPORAL, TO THE 11TH SOMERSET LIGHT INFANTRY. HE WAS KILLED IN ACTION, ON 23/10/1918, AGED 24. UNMARRIED. HIS ARMY EFFECTS WERE RETURNED TO HIS WIDOWED MOTHER. HE IS BURIED IN BELGIUM, AT TOURNAI COMMUNAL CEMETERY ALLIED EXTENSION. HIS GRAVE INSCRIPTION, READS, “UNTIL THE DAY BREAKS – MOTHER”
| Name | Edward Foster Cheetham |
|---|---|
| Birth Place | Holy Trinity, Hull, Yorks |
| Death Date | 23 Oct 1918 |
| Death Place | France and Flanders |
| Enlistment Place | Hull, Yorks |
| Rank | L Corporal |
| Regiment | Somerset Light Infantry |
| Battalion | 11th Battalion |
| Regimental Number | 266399 |
| Type of Casualty | Killed in action |
| Theatre of War | Western European Theatre |
| Comments | Formerly 1466, Hampshire Regiment |
First name:
EDWARD FOSTER
Military Number:
266399
Rank:
Lance Corporal
Date Died
23/10/1918
Place died:
Tournai Communal Cemetery Allied Extension, Hainaut, Belgium
Age:
24
43 , BACHELER STREET, HULL, EAST YORKSHIRE, UK
Place Buried
