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MEYER, Edward Martin
Personal Details
Service Number: | 2823 |
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Enlisted: | 5 July 1916 |
Last Rank: | Private |
Last Unit: | 51st Infantry Battalion (WW1) |
Born: | Adelaide, South Australia, 17 December 1891 |
Home Town: | Subiaco, Nedlands, Western Australia |
Schooling: | State School, Perth, Western Australia |
Occupation: | Salesman |
Died: | Killed in Action, Mouquet Farm, Pozieres, France, 3 September 1916, aged 24 years |
Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Australian National Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, France, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France |
Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Subiaco Fallen Soldiers Memorial, Subiaco Methodist Church HR, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France) |
Service History
World War 1 Service
5 Oct 1915: | Involvement Private, 2823, 11th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Hororata embarkation_ship_number: A20 public_note: '' | |
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5 Oct 1915: | Embarked Private, 2823, 11th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Hororata, Fremantle | |
4 Mar 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 51st Infantry Battalion (WW1) | |
5 Jul 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2823, 11th Infantry Battalion | |
3 Sep 1916: | Involvement Private, 2823, 51st Infantry Battalion (WW1), Battle for Pozières , --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 2823 awm_unit: 51 Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1916-09-03 |
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