into the trenches and he died of wounds on 12 May in the 7th Australian Field Ambulance. Charles Bean, the Australian war historian, wrote that "Lieutenant Cheadle of the 18th Battalion, when boldly scouting with the moon nearing the full, was seen by the enemy, fired on and fatally wounded as the patrol withdrew over the parapet". He is buried in the Erquinghem-Lys Churchyard, 1.2 km west of Armentières. References Bibliography Whiticker, Alan & Hudson, Glen (2006) The Encyclopedia of Rugby League Players, Gavin Allen Publishing, Sydney Heads, Ian and Middleton, David (2008) A Centenary of Rugby League, MacMillan Sydney Williams, Terry (2008) "Through Blue Eyes – A Photographic History of Newtown RLFC", Newtown RLFC Footnotes External links rl1908.com Article on Frank Cheadle Frank Cheadle at the AIF Project 1885 births 1916 deaths Australian rugby league players Australia national rugby league team players New South Wales rugby league team players Australian Army officers Australian military personnel killed in World War I Newtown Jets players Rugby league centres Rugby league players from Wollongong