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Private Ernest Myers Print Page 
Plaque 2 : 29-July-2016
Photographs supplied by Sandra Brown
The plaque, located at the foot of his parents` grave, commemorates Ernest Samuel Gordon Myers, the only soldier from Rye who died in World War One.
Ernest Myers is buried in Dartmoor Cemetery, Becordel-Becourt, Picardie, France.
Location
| Address: | 22-30 Lyons Street, Rye Cemetery & Memorial Gardens , Rye, 3941 |
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| State: | VIC |
| Area: | AUS |
| GPS Coordinates: | Lat: -38.374166 Long: 144.822734 Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate. |
Details
| Monument Type: | Plaque |
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| Monument Theme: | People |
| Sub-Theme: | Military |
| Actual Event Start Date: | 16-November-1916 |
| Actual Event End Date: | 16-November-1916 |
Dedication
Front Inscription
Source: MAIn memory of Ernest Samuel Gordon Myers
Private 2490 2nd Pioneer Company
Born 26.10.1890 in Rye
Died on the Western Front from wounds
16.11.1916
The only young man from Rye to lose his life in conflict in WW1
Sleeping eternally at Dartmoor Cemetery Becordel-Becourt, France
Lest We Forget
Rye Historical Society & Rye R.S. L.
Family & friends
Monument details supplied by Monument Australia - www.monumentaustralia.org.au
