MEYER, Albert Leslie
| Service Number: | 7371 |
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| Enlisted: | 7 November 1917, Enlisted at Kalgoolie, WA |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 51st Infantry Battalion (WW1) |
| Born: | Ambleside, Hahndorf, South Australia, Australia, 17 March 1884 |
| Home Town: | Kalgoorlie, Kalgoorlie/Boulder, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Draper |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 15 September 1918, aged 34 years |
| Cemetery: |
Jeancourt Communal Cemetery Extension Plot V, Row D, Grave 10. Headstone inscription reads:- God be with you until we meet again, |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
| 7 Nov 1917: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 7371, 51st Infantry Battalion (WW1), Enlisted at Kalgoolie, WA | |
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| 13 Mar 1918: | Involvement Private, 7371, 28th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '16' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: SS Ormonde embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: '' | |
| 13 Mar 1918: | Embarked Private, 7371, 28th Infantry Battalion, SS Ormonde, Fremantle | |
| 15 Sep 1918: | Involvement Private, 7371, 51st Infantry Battalion (WW1), --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 7371 awm_unit: 51 Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1918-09-15 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Carl August Gotthilf and Mary Jane (nee Rounsevell) Meyer; husband of Liliy May Meyer of Moora, Western Australia
Brother of Francis August Walter Meyer, Elfriede Elizabeth Meyer, Guenhilda Ethel Meyer, Florence Edna Meyer, Elizabeth Meyer, Edward Martin Meyer who was killed in action on 3 September 1918 having served with the 51st Battalion, Frank Rounswill Meyer who returned to Australia on 5 April 1918 having served with the 14 Field Artillery Brigade and August Carl Meyer who died of illness on 5 December 1918 having served with the 2nd Divisional Signal Company
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
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