2475 Robert James MYERS

Date of enlistment	15^th July 1915
Rank at enlistment	Private
Company	Transferred to 2^nd Pioneer Battalion
Significant events while with the AIF	Hospitalised sick twice Promoted to Corporal

Photograph believed to be of Private Robert Myers, with his brother Private Ernest Myers of the 22nd Battalion who was later killed in action after having also been transferred to the 2nd Pioneers.

Summary of Corporal Myers WW1 service record, located in the National Archives of Australia. Full details are available online, NAA Series B2455

Date	Location	Event
10^th February 1920	Australia	Discharged
27^th November 1919	Australia	Disembarked Castalia
8^th October 1919	England	Return to Australia on Castilia
1^st August 1919	England	Promoted to Corporal
13^th February 1919	England	Marched in to England
7^th October 1918	France	Re-joined Battalion
3^rd October 1918	France	Marched in to AIBD Le Havre
29^th September 1918	England	Proceeded overseas to France via Dover
27^th August 1918	England	Marched in to Overseas Training Brigade Longbridge Deverill
15^th July 1918	England	Discharged and marched in to No.3 Command Depot Hurdcott
10^th July 1918	England	Transferred to 3^rd Auxiliary Hospital Dartford
20^th June 1918	England	Admitted Woking Military Hospital – influenza
19^th June 1918	France	Invalided to England sick on HS Panama
15^th June 1918	France	To 61^st CCS – influenza
4^th September 1917	France	Re-joined Battalion
29^th August 1917	France	Attending Officers Course at Divisional Bomb School
12^th March 1917	France	Re-joined Battalion
28^th February 1917	France	Attended Lewis Gun School at Le Touquet
29^th November 1916	France	Re-joined Unit
17^th November 1916	France	Transferred to 2^nd ADBD Base Details Rouen
4^th November 1916	France	To 2^nd Australian Field Ambulance sick – inflamed tonsils
14^th June 1916	France	Transferred to 2^nd Pioneer Battalion
26^th March 1916	France	Disembarked Marseille
19^th March 1916	Egypt	Proceeded to join British Expeditionary Force from Alexandria on the Llandovery Castle
8^th January 1916	Egypt	Taken on Strength, Tel-el-Kabir
25^th October 1915	Egypt	Disembarked Alexandria
29^th September 1915	Australia	Departed Melbourne on RMS Osterley
17^th September 1915	Australia	Assigned to 5^th Reinforcements 22^nd Battalion
28^th July 1915	Australia	Marched into Broadmeadows depot