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Frank Rounsevell MEYER

Regimental number996
Date of birth25 January 1894
Place of birthPetersburg, South Australia
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationDriver horses
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation21
Height5' 7"
Weight134 lbs
Next of kinMother, Mrs Mary Jane Meyer, 137 Townshend Road, Subiaco, Western Australia
Previous military serviceServed in Senior Cadets, area 88A.
Enlistment date7 July 1915
Place of enlistmentPerth, Western Australia
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name32nd Battalion, C Company
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/49/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A2 Geelong on 18 November 1915
Rank from Nominal RollDriver
Unit from Nominal Roll14th Field Artillery Brigade
FateReturned to Australia 5 April 1918
Discharge date12 June 1918
Family/military connectionsBrothers: 7371 Pte Albert Leslie MEYER, 51st Bn, killed in action, 15 September 1918; 1757 Pte August Carl MEYER, 2nd Divisional Signal Company, died of illness, 5 December 1918; 2823 Pte Edward Martin MEYER, 51st Bn, killed in action, 3 September 1918.
Other details

War service: Egypt, Western Front

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsName does not appear on Embarkation Roll.
Date of death26 July 1967
Age at death71
SourcesNAA: B2455, MEYER Frank Rounsevell

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