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Ernest Henry MEYERS

Regimental number924
Place of birthNagambie Victoria
ReligionPresbyterian
OccupationLabourer
AddressTooborac, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation18
Next of kinFather, Charles Meyers, Tooborac, Victoria
Previous military serviceServed in the Citizen Military Forces.
Enlistment date30 January 1915
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll27 January 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name21st Battalion, D Company
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/38/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A38 Ulysses on 10 May 1915
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll21st Battalion
FateKilled in Action 24 August 1916
Place of death or woundingMouquet Farm, Pozieres, France
Age at death20.5
Age at death from cemetery records20
Place of burialPozieres British Cemetery (Plot I, Row H, Grave No. 48), Ovillers-La-Boisselle, France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
94
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Charles and Mary MEYERS, Tooborac, Victoria. Native of Nagambie, Victoria
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

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