Regimental number | 3679 |
Place of birth | Warragul, Victoria |
School | State School, Victoria |
Religion | Presbyterian |
Occupation | Farmer |
Address | Nambour, Queensland |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 21 |
Next of kin | Father, A G Myers, Nambour, North Coast Line, Queensland |
Previous military service | 7th Infantry |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 41st Battalion, 9th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/58/3 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board RMS Ormonde on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 41st Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Peronne, France |
Age at death | 21 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 21 |
Place of burial | Sailly-Saillisel British Cemetery (Plot IX, Row C, Grave No. I), France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 134 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Commemorated in Gheerulla Cemetery, Queensland. Parents: Alexander Patterson and Hannah MYERS, Nambour, Queensland. Native of Warragul, Victoria |
Family/military connections | Cousins: 1886 Corporal Andrew Buxton BRITTLEBANK, 50th Bn, died of wounds, 15 October 1917; and Dvr William P Fraser No 5688 2nd Machine Gun Co. |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |