Myrven John OFFER

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Service Number:	144
Enlisted:	12 January 1916, Enlisted at Blackboy Hill, WA
Last Rank:	Corporal
Last Unit:	44th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Benger Western Australia, 1898
Home Town:	Burekup, Harvey, Western Australia
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Farm Labourer
Died:	St. James, Western Australia, 18 October 1982, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Karrakatta Cemetery & Crematorium, Western Australia Ashes scattered to the wind at Karrakatta Cemetery
Memorials:

12 Jan 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 144, 44th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Blackboy Hill, WA
6 Jun 1916:	Involvement Private, 144, 44th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '18' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Suevic embarkation_ship_number: A29 public_note: ''
6 Jun 1916:	Embarked Private, 144, 44th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Suevic, Fremantle
8 Jun 1917:	Wounded AIF WW1, Corporal, 144, 44th Infantry Battalion, Severe wound to the left arm later amputated. Invalided to England on 11 June 1917 aboard HS Jan Breydel
19 Dec 1917:	Discharged AIF WW1, Corporal, 144, 44th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 5th Military District as medically unfit due to amputation

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Son of Henry Offer and Mary Offer nee Delaney of 'Fern Hill', Burekurp, WA.

Brother of Frank Thomas Offer MID who returned to Australia on 18 January 1919 having served with the Australian Flying Corps

Commenced return to Australia on 18 October 1918 aboard HT Beltana disembarking on 3 December 1918

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

During 1924c Myrven married Hazel Belle Pennalligen in WA