MEERS, James

MEERS, James

Full Name: James

MEERS

Date of Birth: 06

1879

Place of birth: Lurgan

Ireland

Occupation: Labourer

Address: Bunbury WA

Next of Kin: Sister-Ella Walls

Next of Kin Address: Tambellup WA

Religion: Wesleyan

Service Number: 946

Rank: Sergeant

Unit/Division: 4th Div Trench Mortar Battery

Enlistment Date: 1914-09-10

Enlistment Location: Blackboy Hill

WA

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Embarkation Date: 1914-11-02

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Disembarkation Date: 1914-11-26

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Returned: Yes

Discharge Date: 1918-01-29

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20/01/1915-Admitted No. 2 General Hospital Mena House Egypt ( Pneumonia )- Discharged 22/02/1915
2/03/1915-Embarked Alexandria with Meditteranean Expeditionary Forces for Gallipoli Peninsula Private with 12th Battalion “H” Company )
1/07/1915-Promoted CORPORAL in the field Gallipoli
4/08/1915-Wounded in Action Anzac Gallipoli ( Gunshot Wound Neck )
10/08/1915-Admitted No. 1 General Hospital Heliopolis Egypt then to No. 3 Aux Hospital
6/10/1915-Admitted Helouan Convalescent Hospital Egypt
6/11/1915-Transferred to Zeitoun Egypt- Light Duties
18/11/1915-Admitted No.1 Aux Hospital Heliopolis ( Lumbago )
11/12/1915-Transferred Convalescent Camp Suez
23/12/1915-Admitted Overseas Base Ghezireh Egypt
7/01/1916-Rejoined Unit in the field Tel-el-Kebir Egypt
1/03/1916-Transferred 52nd Battalion Railhead Egypt
13/03/1916-Transferred 4th Division Artillery ( 24th Howitzer Brigade ) & Promoted SERGEANT
15/06/1916-Disembarked Marseilles France ex Alexandria
26/06/1916-Joined 4th Division Artillery Corps in the field France ex 4th Aust Division Base Depot
19/09/1916-Granted Leave England
29/09/1916-Rejoined Unit in the field France ex Leave
9/11/1916-Admitted 12th Field Ambulance in the field France ( Scabies ) ex 4th Division Rest Station
21/11/1916-Rejoined Unit in the field France ex Sick
8/05/1917-Transferred 4th Heavy Medium Trench Mortar Battery in the field France
16/08/1917-Admitted 1st Aust Aux Hospital Harefield England whilst on Leave
29/08/1917-To No. 2 Command Depot Weymouth England for Return to Australia
1/11/1917-Embarked England for Australia ( Pulmonary Tuberculosis )
29/01/1918-Discharged from Service ( Medically Unfit )