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Leslie MYERS

Regimental number831
Place of birthCorrimal New South Wales
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationSaddler
AddressCreek Bank, Boolaroo via Newcastle, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation19
Next of kinMother, Mrs A E Myers, Creek Bank, Boolaroo via Newcastle, New South Wales
Previous military serviceRoyal Australian Garrison Artillery
Enlistment date28 August 1916
Rank on enlistmentGunner
Unit nameHeavy Artillery Group 36, Reinforcement 9
AWM Embarkation Roll number13/49/4
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A72 Beltana on 25 November 1916
Rank from Nominal RollGunner
Unit from Nominal Roll36th Heavy Artillery Battery
FateReturned to Australia 9 August 1919
Miscellaneous details (Nominal Roll)b. Corrimal, NSW. Educated at Public Schools, Lake Macquarie and Newcastle areas. Gassed during service in France; subsequent death a result of exposure to gas. Married Julia Neyrinck in Tourcoing, France, on 29 March 1919. Service 3 years 84 days (2 years 313 days abroad). Buried Katoomba Cemetery, NSW.
Miscellaneous detailsb. 6 June 1897
Date of death4 April 1937
Place of burialKatoomba Cemetery

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