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Private Leo Gordon Myers

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Private Leo Gordon Myers

Birth
Death
5 Apr 1918
Burial
Boulogne-sur-Mer, Departement du Pas-de-Calais, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France Add to Map
Plot
Plot VIII. Row I. Grave 183.
Memorial ID
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Regimental number 964
Place of birth Dunkeld Victoria
Religion Roman Catholic
Occupation Labourer
Address Dunkeld, Victoria
Marital status Single
Age at embarkation 25
Next of kin Father, Herman Myers, Dunkeld, Victoria
Previous military service 20th A L H
Enlistment date 10 April 1916
Rank on enlistment Private
Unit name 39th Battalion, C Company
AWM Embarkation Roll number 23/56/1
Embarkation details Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A11 Ascanius on 27 May 1916
Rank from Nominal Roll Private
Unit from Nominal Roll 3rd Machine Gun Battalion
Fate Died of wounds 18 April 1918
Place of burial Bologne Eastern Cemetery (Plot VIII, Row I, Grave No. 183), France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
Australian War Memorial 176
Family/military connections Brother: [204] 2nd Lt John Norman MYERS, 2nd Machine Gun Bn, effective abroad (still overseas).
Other details
War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

Service Number: 964
Last Rank: Private
Last Unit: 3rd Machine Gun Battalion
Died: Died of wounds, France, 5 April 1918, age not yet discovered
Cemetery: Boulogne Eastern Cemetery
Memorials: Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Dunkeld & District Roll of Honour, Dunkeld War Memorial, Penshurst War Memorial
Regimental number 964
Place of birth Dunkeld Victoria
Religion Roman Catholic
Occupation Labourer
Address Dunkeld, Victoria
Marital status Single
Age at embarkation 25
Next of kin Father, Herman Myers, Dunkeld, Victoria
Previous military service 20th A L H
Enlistment date 10 April 1916
Rank on enlistment Private
Unit name 39th Battalion, C Company
AWM Embarkation Roll number 23/56/1
Embarkation details Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A11 Ascanius on 27 May 1916
Rank from Nominal Roll Private
Unit from Nominal Roll 3rd Machine Gun Battalion
Fate Died of wounds 18 April 1918
Place of burial Bologne Eastern Cemetery (Plot VIII, Row I, Grave No. 183), France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
Australian War Memorial 176
Family/military connections Brother: [204] 2nd Lt John Norman MYERS, 2nd Machine Gun Bn, effective abroad (still overseas).
Other details
War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

Service Number: 964
Last Rank: Private
Last Unit: 3rd Machine Gun Battalion
Died: Died of wounds, France, 5 April 1918, age not yet discovered
Cemetery: Boulogne Eastern Cemetery
Memorials: Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Dunkeld & District Roll of Honour, Dunkeld War Memorial, Penshurst War Memorial

Gravesite Details

Private, Australian Machine Gun Corps. Age: Unknown.


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  • Maintained by: Cobber
  • Originally Created by: War Graves
  • Added: Aug 6, 2010
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/56257161/leo_gordon-myers: accessed ), memorial page for Private Leo Gordon Myers (unknown–5 Apr 1918), Find a Grave Memorial ID 56257161, citing Boulogne Eastern Cemetery, Boulogne-sur-Mer, Departement du Pas-de-Calais, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France; Maintained by Cobber (contributor 50072026).