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Henry Mark MYERS

Regimental number58605
Date of birth15 January 1896
Place of birthAdelaide South Australia
ReligionJewish
OccupationClerk
AddressKensington, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation21.4
Height5' 9.5"
Weight158 lbs
Next of kinMother, Mrs D Goldstein, Doncaster Avenue, Kensington, Sydney, New South Wales
Previous military serviceNil (stated to have been previously rejected for AIF enlistment on account of acne)
Enlistment date14 May 1918
Place of enlistmentEast Sydney, New South Wales
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name1st to 15th (NSW) General Reinforcements
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/111/5
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board SS Feldmarschall on 19 June 1918
Rank from Nominal RollGunner
Unit from Nominal RollArtillery Details
FateEffective abroad (still overseas)
Discharge date25 February 1920
Other details

Enlisted, 26 June 1917; discharged, 25 September 1917, as being underage.

War service: England.

Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Nestor', 21 November 1919; granted extended leave in South Africa; re-embarked Cape Town on board HT 'Borda', 31 December 1919; discharged (termination of period of enlistment), Sydney, 25 February 1920.

Medal: British War Medal
Miscellaneous detailsReligious affiliation incorrectly entered on Embarkation Roll as Church of England.
SourcesNAA: B2455, MYERS Henry Mark

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