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MYERS, John Henry
| Service Number: | 5039 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 32nd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Houghton South Australia, date not yet discovered |
| Home Town: | Houghton, Adelaide Hills, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Complications from gas poisoning, 19 November 1940, place of death not yet discovered, age not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Houghton Cemetery, S.A. |
| Memorials: | Houghton War Memorial |
World War 1 Service
| 24 Jun 1916: | Involvement Private, 5039, 27th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '15' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Bulla embarkation_ship_number: A45 public_note: '' | |
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| 24 Jun 1916: | Embarked Private, 5039, 27th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Bulla, Adelaide | |
| 11 Nov 1918: | Involvement Private, 5039, 32nd Infantry Battalion | |
| 18 Feb 1919: | Embarked 5039, Sent home to Australia on the 'Morvada' before discharge. | |
| 29 Mar 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 5039, 32nd Infantry Battalion, Discharged due to being medically unfit after gassing. |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Modbury High School
Myers, John Henry was born in Houghton, South Australia. His mother’s name was Mrs Elizabeth Myers. John's job before the war was a labourer. As a labourer he did manual labour such as digging trenches, unloading construction materials, and preparing job sites.
Myer enlisted on the 17th of January 1916 and his unit was the 27th Battalion, 13th Reinforcement. Myer was 29 when he was enlisted and was embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board A45 Bulla on 24 June 1916. During the war, Myer, John Henry was gassed and won 3 medals which were called, Victory Medal, British War Medal and Star medal.
After the war ended, Myers, John Henry returned to Australia on the 4th of January 1919. On the 19th of November1 940, Myers, John Henry sadly passed away.