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MYERS, James Lennard Kennedy
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 593 |
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| Enlisted: | 22 February 1916, Melbourne, Vic. |
| Last Rank: | Lance Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 38th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Undera, Victoria, Australia, 1889 |
| Home Town: | Undera, Greater Shepparton, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Undera State School, Victoria, Australia |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Roisel, France, 8 September 1918 |
| Cemetery: |
Roisel Communal Cemetery Extension, France Plot I, Row M, Grave No. 8 |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 22 Feb 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 593, 38th Infantry Battalion, Melbourne, Vic. | |
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| 20 Jun 1916: | Involvement Private, 593, 38th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '18' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Runic embarkation_ship_number: A54 public_note: '' | |
| 20 Jun 1916: | Embarked Private, 593, 38th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Runic, Melbourne | |
| 7 Jun 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 593, 38th Infantry Battalion, Battle of Messines | |
| 12 Oct 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 593, 38th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres | |
| 17 Nov 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 593, 38th Infantry Battalion, Remained at duty (no details). | |
| 28 Mar 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 593, 38th Infantry Battalion, German Spring Offensive 1918 | |
| 8 Aug 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 593, 38th Infantry Battalion, The Battle of Amiens | |
| 17 Aug 1918: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 38th Infantry Battalion, France | |
| 8 Sep 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 593, 38th Infantry Battalion, "The Last Hundred Days" |
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