Regimental number | 1757 |
Date of birth | |
Place of birth | Petersburg, South Australia |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Clerk |
Address | 137 Townsend Road, Subiaco, Western Australia |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 18 |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Mary Jane Meyer, 137 Townsend Road, Subiaco, Western Australia |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 28th Battalion, 2nd Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/45/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Fremantle, Western Australia, on board HMAT A64 Demosthenes on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 2nd Divisional Signal Company |
Fate | Died of illness |
Age at death from cemetery records | 22 |
Place of burial | Le Chateau Communal Cemetery (Row I, Grave No. 46), France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 26 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: August and Mary MEYER, 9 Rankin Road, Subiaco, Western Australia |
Family/military connections | Brothers: 7371 Pte Albert Leslie MEYER, 51st Bn, killed in action, 15 September 1918; 2823 Pte Edward Martin MEYER, 51st Bn, killed in action, 3 September 1918; 996 Driver Frank Rounsevell MEYER, 14th Field Artillery Brigade, returned to Australia, 5 April 1918. |
Other details |
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |