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
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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