Topic: BW - NSW - NSWCBC
New South Wales Citizens Bushmans Contingent (NSWCBC)
Roll of Honour
Edward Brown Chesher
Edward Brown Chesher's name on the Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial
Edward Brown Chesher
Service number: 333
Rank: Lance Corporal [L/Cpl]
Unit: NSW Citizens Bushmen, "C" Squadron
Service: Colonial Military Forces
Conflict: South Africa, 1899-1902
Date of death: 2 September 1900
Place of death: Kaneel Poort
Cause of death: Killed
Source: AWM142 Roll of Honour cards, War in South Africa, 1899-1902
Edward Brown Chesher
Edward Brown Chesher
Edward Brown Chesher
A brief military biography of Edward Brown Chesher
| Regimental number | 333 |
| Religion | Church of England |
| Occupation | Farm Labourer |
| Address | Eugowra Springs, NSW |
| Marital status | Single |
| Date of Birth | 3 June 1879 |
| Age at embarkation | 21 |
| Next of kin | Father, Donald Chesher (1844 - 13 October 1908), Eugowra Springs, NSW |
| Other Family | Mother: Siblings: |
| Enlistment date | February 1900 |
| Rank on enlistment | Trooper |
| Unit name | NSW Citizens' Bushmen, "C" Squadron |
| Murray Reference | Murray page number - 81 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, NSW, on board Atlantian on 28 February 1900 |
| Final Rank | Lance Corporal |
| Unit | NSW Citizens' Bushmen |
| Fate | Died of Wounds, 2 September 1900 |
| Burial | Badly wounded and captured by Boers during ambush at Elands River, 2 September 1900. Boer report of 22 September 1900 that Chesher died of wounds. Place of burial unknown. Memorialised at Petronella, 14 kms north of Pretoria, South Africa |
[Town & Country, September 1900]
[Chesher's name is third from the top although incorrectly listed with the Queensland Imperial Bushmen.]
Acknowledgement: Many thanks are given to Helen Reichenbach who has generously made available photographs, newspaper articles and other information about Edward Brown Chesher for this site.
Further Reading:
New South Wales Citizens Bushmans Contingent (NSWCBC)
Citation: New South Wales Citizens Bushmans Contingent (NSWCBC), Roll of Honour, Edward Brown Chesher
