Today | News | Books | Recipes Adventure | Science Fiction | Ghost stories | Poetry | Children | History BookForce, 3rd _s._ of Frederick John Cheese, of 42, North Street, St. Catherine's, Ontario, formerly Imperial Navy and Mercantile Marine (who volunteered for active service on the outbreak of war, and was serving in the North Atlantic Squadron at the time of his son's death), by his wife, Susan, dau. of James Harris, of Brixham, Devon; _b._ Dagenham, co. Essex, 4 Feb. 1898; educ. Hornchurch, Essex, England, and at Chatham, Ontario, Canada; joined the Canadian Expeditionary Force, 24 Aug. 1914; was for a short time attached to the "Welland Canal Guard," during which time he was instrumental in obtaining information which led to the capture of nine Austrians who were living in close proximity to the canal, and who were subsequently interned. Volunteered for service overseas in Oct. 1914; was accepted and attached to the 19th Battn., who received their training at Toronto Exhibition Grounds Camp. He was among those of that unit who broke all records for the route marching from Long Branch to the Exhibition Ground Camp, covering the distance of 11 miles in heavy marching order (carrying 65 lbs.) in 2 hours 8 minutes. The 19th Battn. left for Shorncliffe in May, 1915, where Private Cheese proved himself a crack shot with the rifle, making 95 points out of a possible 100. His ambition was to become a sniper at the Front, but unfortunately he met with an accident which necessitated an operation. While recovering from this he contracted typhoid, and died at Lidwells, Goudhurst, Kent, 17 Sept. 1915; _unm._ His battn. had left for the Front the previous day. [Illustration: =William John Cheese.=] =CHEESEMAN, PERCY=, Leading Cook's Mate, M. 2026, H.M.S. Good Hope; lost in action off Coronel, on the coast of Chili, 1 Nov. 1914. =CHEESEMAR, STANLEY WILLIAM=, A.B., Private, R.M.L.I., J. 12085, H.M.S Good Hope; lost in action off Coronel, on the coast of Chili, 1 Nov. 1914. =CHENEY, WILLIAM JOHN=, L.-Corpl., No. 8287, 2nd Battn. Coldstream Guards, only _s._ of Joseph Cheney, Horsekeeper, formerly of Laughton, co, Leicester, by his wife Lucy, widow of (--) Allwood, dau. of John Wall, Hampton-in-Arden, Warwickshire; _b._ Birmingham, 29 May, 1888; educ. Highgate Council School; enlisted 24 Jan. 1909, and was for some time Orderly to the commanding officer before being transferred to the Reserve in March, 1913. He then joined the Isle of Ely Constabulary, and was for 18 months police constable at Ely and Littleport. On the outbreak of war he was called up, went to the Front with the first Expeditionary Force, served through the retreat from Mons, etc., and was shot by a sniper at Rentel, near Ypres, 14 Nov. 1914. The Capt. wrote that he was just returning to his place in the trench when he was shot in the back by a sniper, the bullet penetrating his left lung and killing him instantly. A letter was found on him and sent to his widow, in which the writer thanked Cheney and another man named Booth for attending to him when he was wounded, apparently in the right arm, for the letter was written with the left hand, and ran: "I can never tell you how grateful I am to you, old chap, for fixing me up at the critical moment, for I know that I should soon have bled to death." He _m._ at St. George's, Hanover Square, W., 26 Sept. 1912, Mary Martha (Silver Street, Ely), dau. of Samuel Tustin, of Hampton-in-Arden, and had two children: Joseph William John, _b._ 16 Sept. 1914; and Clara Lucy Anita, _b._ 7 July, 1913. His half-brother, Sergt. H. Allwood, 3rd Coldstream Guards, is now (1916) on Active Service with the British Expeditionary Force. [Illustration: =William John Cheney.=] =CHENNELL, ERNEST=, Stoker, 1st Class (R.F.R., B. 7424), 291447, H.M.S. Aboukir; lost in action in the North Sea, 22 Sept. 1914. =CHESTER, GREVILLE ARTHUR BAGOT=, 2nd Lieut., Special Reserve, 3rd Battn. North Staffordshire Regt, eldest _s._ of the Rev. John Greville Chester, M.A., Vicar of Gilling, Richmond, co. York [great-gdson. of Charles Bagot, afterwards Chester, brother of William, 1st Baron Bagot, and 2nd son of Sir Walter Wagstaffe Bagot, 5th Bart., by his wife, Amy, dau. of Arthur Hughes; _b._ Pyrton, co. Oxford, 3 April, 1891; educ. Rossall School and St. John's College, Oxford; was gazetted 2nd Lieut. 3rd Battn. North Staffords, 5 Feb. 1913, and attached to the 1st Battn. on the outbreak of war. He was killed in action at Oulterstern, near Hazebrouk, 13 Oct. 1914, while leading his platoon in an attack on German rearguard, and was buried at Meris, Flanders; _unm._ Lieut. Chester's commanding officer wrote: "The battn. was carrying out an attack on a German rearguard at Oulterstern, a small village a few miles east of Hazebrouk. Your boy's company was in front, and stood the brunt of the attack, and his Capt., Hume Kelly (who was himself killed a few days later), told me he behaved exceedingly well, and showed not only courage but common sense in leading his platoon. I personally am very sorry to lose him, for he was not only a thoroughly nice lad, but had the making of a first-rate officer--willing, keen and reliable." [Illustration: =Greville A. B. Chester.=] =CHESTER, WILLIAM JAMES=, Private, No. 40617, 3rd Battery, 1st Artillery Brigade, Canadian Expeditionary Force, _s._ of the late Thomas Chester (who served in the Nile Expedition); _b._ 1 Jan. 1891; educ. Brockville (P. Ontario) Public School: volunteered on the outbreak of war and enlisted 10 Aug. 1914; came over with the first contingent in Oct.; went to the Front in Feb., and died in No. 3 Casualty Clearing Hospital at Bailleul, 15 July, 1915, of wounds received in action. He _m._ at Gananoque, 24 May, 1910, Margaret Evelyn (Gananoque, Ontario, Canada), dau. of the late John MacDonald, and had two children: Margaret, _b._ 21 July, 1912; and Rita, _b._ 28 April, 1914. =CHESTNEY, ARTHUR=, A.B., 233864, H.M.S. Cressy; lost in action in the North Sea, 22 Sept. 1914. =CHEVONS, JIM=, Private, R.M.L.I. (R.F.R., B. 446). Ch./8359, H.M.S. Cressy; lost in action in the North Sea, 22 Sept. 1914. =CHEYNE, ANDREW=, L.-Corpl., No. 1972, 9th Battn. (Highlanders) Royal Scots (T.F.), yst. _s._ of Robert Cheyne, Chief Clerk of the Church of Scotland Foreign Mission Committee, Edinburgh (11, Denham Green Place, Trinity), by his wife, Violet, 4th dau. of the late Thomas Fairgrieve, of Musselburgh; _b._ Edinburgh, 4 April, 1896; educ. Royal High School, Edinburgh; enlisted on the outbreak of war, was promoted L.-Corpl. Jan. 1915, and died in hospital at Boulogne, 14 April, 1915, from wounds received in France (presumably at Ypres). He was buried at Boulogne; _unm._ An elder brother, L.-Corpl. Harry Cheyne, 6th Infantry Brigade, 2nd Contingent, Canadian Expeditionary Force, is now (1916) serving at the Front. [Illustration: =Andrew Cheyne.=] =CHEYNEY, SYDNEY BERNARD=, Boy, 1st Class, J. 26788, H.M.S. Hawke; lost when that ship was torpedoed in the North Sea, 15 Oct. 1914. =CHILDS, CHARLES ROBERT=, A.B., 179912, H.M.S. Hawke; lost when that ship was torpedoe |