Harold Victor MESTON

Regimental number1394
Place of birthWoodburn, New South Wales
ReligionPresbyterian
OccupationLabourer
Address73 Victoria Street, Lewisham, Sydney, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation21
Next of kinMother, Miss Janet L Meston, 73 Victoria Street, Lewisham, Sydney, New South Wales
Enlistment date22 December 1914
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name9th Battalion, 2nd Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/26/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Brisbane, Queensland, on board HMAT A48 Seang Bee on 13 February 1915
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll9th Battalion
FateDied as a result of accident 4 April 1916
Age at death from cemetery records30
Place of burialSalmaise Communal Cemetery (Close to Crucifix), France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
56
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Alexander and Janet MESTON, 73 Victoria Street, Lewisham, New South Wales