SYER, Frederick John Marven
| Service Numbers: | 2957, 2610 |
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| Enlisted: | 8 May 1913 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 1st Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Geelong, Victoria, Australia, 23 October 1894 |
| Home Town: | Richmond (V), Yarra, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Killed in action, In the Field, France, 26 September 1917, aged 22 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Newtown All Saints Church Honour Roll, Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial |
World War 2 Service
| 8 May 1913: | Enlisted Royal Australian Navy, Able Seaman, 2957, HMAS Cerberus (Shore) |
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Non Warlike Service
| 8 May 1913: | Involvement Royal Australian Navy, Able Seaman, 2957, HMAS Encounter (I) |
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World War 2 Service
| 28 Jun 1915: | Discharged Royal Australian Navy, Able Seaman, 2957 |
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World War 1 Service
| 28 Jun 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2610, 1st Infantry Battalion, Liverpool, NSW |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of Sarah Anne SYER, Chapel Street, Richmond, Vic.
28 June 1915 - Not to be claimed for further service in the RAN having joined to AIF. So endorsed SC forwarded to his brother for safe custody
1915 - A reward not exceeding £6 will be paid for the apprehension ot each of the abovenamed deserters. From H.M.A.S. “Encounter,” at Sydney.' On the 28th June, 1913.Frederick John Marven Syer, able seaman, born in Victoria, 21 years of age, 5 feet S inches high, brown hair, blue eyes, fresh complexion.
1916 - The warrant issued for the arrest of Frederick John Marven Syer, charged with deserting from H.M.A.S. “Encounter,” has been cancelled.
SYER.—Company Sergeant-Major Frederick John Marven (F. W. Loney), second eldest son of Sarah Ann and the late Harry Joseph Syer, of Geelong, killed in action in France 26th September, 1917. "Sleep on, thou good and faithful warrior."
-(Inserted by his loving mother, brothers, and sisters, also Stella and Eva, North Fitzroy.)