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Rupert Havelock MYERS

Regimental number3693
Place of birthWindsor, Victoria
SchoolPrahran West State School, Victoria
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationSalesman
AddressWindsor, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation18
Next of kinFather, A A Myers, 29 Punt Road, Windsor, Victoria
Previous military serviceHeld rank of Quarter-Master Sergeant Commissioner of Cadets.
Enlistment date28 May 1917
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name58th Battalion, 10th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/75/5
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board RMS Ormonde on 7 March 1918
Rank from Nominal RollCorporal
Unit from Nominal Roll58th Battalion
Other details from Roll of Honour CircularDistinguished himself in work at school. Possessed unique talents for a musical career as a pianist.
FateKilled in Action 29 September 1918
Place of death or woundingBellicourt, France
Age at death19
Age at death from cemetery records19
Place of burialBellicourt British Cemetery (Plot I, Row E, Grave No. 3), France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
166
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Alexander Alfred and Alice Louise MYERS, 29 Punt Road, Windsor, Victoria
Family/military connectionsBrother of Lieut Horace A Myers who was twice wounded and Gunner Geo E Myers of Pt Australian Division, who both saw service at Gallipoli and France.
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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