MYERS, Peter Lawrence
| Service Number: | 4850 |
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| Enlisted: | 30 August 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 54th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Fairfield, New South Wales, Australia, 10 July 1896 |
| Home Town: | Lidcombe, Auburn, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 19 July 1916, aged 20 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, V.C. Corner Australian Cemetery Memorial |
World War 1 Service
| 30 Aug 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 4850 | |
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| 8 Mar 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 4850, 2nd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '7' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Star of England embarkation_ship_number: A15 public_note: '' | |
| 8 Mar 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 4850, 2nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Star of England, Sydney | |
| 19 Jul 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 4850, 54th Infantry Battalion, Fromelles (Fleurbaix) |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Mr. Peter L. Myers, of Sydney-road Auburn, received an official message at the end of last week, informing him that his son, Private Peter Lawrence Myers, was killed in action, in France, on 20th July. Deceased, who was 20 years of age, left for the front in March last with the 15th Reinforcements of the 2nd Battalion, but whilst in Egypt; he joined the new 54th Battalion, which afterwards went to France. He is a brother of Mr. William H. Myers, also of Sydney-road, Auburn.
Private Peter Laurance Myers, who has been killed in action In France, was the youngest son of Mr. Peter Laurance Myers, of Parramatta-road, Lidcombe, and before enlisting was In the dairying industry in the Byron Bay district. He was 20 years old.
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