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MEYERS, Thomas Sylvesta Bertram
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 4763 |
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| Enlisted: | 23 February 1916, Enlisted Melbourne allocated to 12th reinforcement’s 21st Battalion at Broadmeadows Camp Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 21st Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Carlton, Victoria, Australia , 10 August 1873 |
| Home Town: | North Williamstown, Hobsons Bay, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Carlton State School, Victoria, Australia |
| Occupation: | Stoker |
| Died: | Senility and Bronchitis, No11 AGH Caulfield Repatriation Hospital, 26 April 1931, aged 57 years |
| Cemetery: |
Williamstown (General) Cemetery, Victoria, Australia Date of Burial 28th April 1931 |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 23 Feb 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 4763, 21st Infantry Battalion, Enlisted Melbourne allocated to 12th reinforcement’s 21st Battalion at Broadmeadows Camp Victoria | |
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| 4 Apr 1916: | Involvement Private, 4763, 21st Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '13' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Euripides embarkation_ship_number: A14 public_note: '' | |
| 4 Apr 1916: | Embarked Private, 4763, 21st Infantry Battalion, HMAT Euripides, Melbourne | |
| 28 Sep 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 21st Infantry Battalion, Taken on Strength of the 21st Battalion in the field Belgium | |
| 20 Dec 1917: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 4763, 21st Infantry Battalion, RTA 3MD Melbourne medically unfit Premature Senility and Bronchitis for discharge | |
| 29 Mar 1918: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 4763, 21st Infantry Battalion, Admitted to No5 AGH for treatment and assessment. subsequently Discharged 3MD Melbourne medically unfit Premature senility and Bronchitis |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Pam Hamilton
4763 Thomas Myers ( akaMeyers) enlisted at the age of 42 years and 9 months. Health broke down during the severe Winter of 1916-17 in Belgium and France. Subsequently evacuated to England for treatment and convalescence. medical Board classified as not suitable for active service recommendations Return to Australia for discharge.