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Lewis Cyril Cheeseman

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1/4 portrait of Corporal (later Sergeant) Lewis Cyril Cheeseman, Reg No 18906, of the Auckland Infantry Battalion, - A Company, 15th Reinforcements. (Photographer: Herman Schmidt, 1916). Sir George Grey Special Collections, Auckland Libraries, 31-C1505. No known copyright.

1/4 portrait of Corporal (later Sergeant) Lewis Cyril Cheeseman, Reg No 18906, of the Auckland Infan …

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Lewis Cyril AWMM
  • Surname
    Cheeseman AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    WWI 18906 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
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  • Waka
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  • Next of kin on embarkation
    Horace Cheeseman (father), Kerikeri, Bay of Islands, New Zealand AWMM
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Service

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  • War
    World War I, 1914-1918 AWMM
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    Army AWMM
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    WWI 18906 AWMM
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Training and Enlistment

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    WW1 Unknown AWMM School teacher/Civilian AWMM
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Prisoner of war

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Medical history

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Biographical information

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  • Attended Auckland University College (now the University of Auckland). AWMM

Death

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