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MEYER, Ernest Sydney Rudolph

Service Number:	3264
Enlisted:	18 October 1915, R.A.S Grounds, Sydney, New South Wales
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	55th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Glebe, New South Wales, Australia, 1897
Home Town:	Hurlstone Park, Canterbury, New South Wales
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Painter
Died:	Killed in Action, Fromelles, France, 20 July 1916
Cemetery:	No known grave - "Known Unto God"
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, V.C. Corner Australian Cemetery Memorial

World War 1 Service

18 Oct 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3264, Depot Battalion , R.A.S Grounds, Sydney, New South Wales
20 Dec 1915:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 3264, 17th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Suevic, Sydney
20 Dec 1915:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 3264, 17th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '12' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Suevic embarkation_ship_number: A29 public_note: ''
16 Feb 1916:	Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 55th Infantry Battalion, T.O.S. from 17th Infantry Battalion
19 Jun 1916:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 3264, 55th Infantry Battalion, Embarked Alexandria for B.E.F per H.M.T. "Caledonian"
29 Jun 1916:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 3264, 55th Infantry Battalion, Disembarked Marseilles, France
19 Jul 1916:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 3264, 55th Infantry Battalion, Fromelles (Fleurbaix)
20 Jul 1916:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 3264, 55th Infantry Battalion, Fromelles (Fleurbaix), Killed in Action

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