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Alvin Francis MYERS

Regimental number3366
Date of birth17 June 1900
Place of birthMount Victoria, New South Wales
ReligionRoman Catholic
OccupationDairy hand
Address109 Glebe Street, Glebe, Sydney, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation18
Height5' 2.5"
Weight112 lbs
Next of kinFather, Abraham Myers, Francis Street, Hyde Park, Sydney, New South Wales
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date24 April 1917
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll23 April 1917
Place of enlistmentSydney, New South Wales
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name7th Light Horse Regiment, 28th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number10/12/5
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A17 Port Lincoln on 11 June 1917
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll7th Light Horse Regiment
FateReturned to Australia 28 June 1919
Discharge date13 October 1919
Other details

War service: Egypt, Palestine

Found Guilty, 8 June 1918, of when on Service attempting to commit suicide: awarded 28 days' Field Punishment No 2.

Commenced return to Australia from Kantara on board HT 'Madras', 28 June 1919; discharged, Sydney, 13 October 1919.

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

Also served in World War II: Service No NX66189.
Date of death7 July 1964
Age at death64
Place of burialNew South Wales Garden of Remembrance, Rookwood, New South Wales
SourcesNAA: B2455, MYERS Alvin Francis

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