Richard MYERS

Regimental number23/1127
AddressYoung's Point, Otamatea
Marital statusSingle
Next of kinBrother, Thomas Myers, Young's Point, Otamatea via Te Hana
Rank on embarkationRifleman
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, New Zealand Rifle Brigade, 1st Battalion, D Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board Maunganui on 10 October 1915
Final rankCorporal
Final unit1st Battalion, New Zealand Rifle Brigade
FateKilled in Action 19 June 1917
Place of burialStrand Military Cemetery (Plot VI, Row B, Grave No 10), Comines-Warneton, Hainaut, Belgium
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Mr & Mrs J Myers, Lancashire, England; Brother: Thomas Myers, Young's Point, Otamatea
Medals

Military Medal

'For willing and gallant work as a stretcher bearer on the Somme in September 1916.'
Source: 'London Gazette'
Date: 9 December 1916

Other detailsMedals: Military Medal, 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: D Company/1st NZRB