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29-July-2016
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
State:VIC
Area:AUS
GPS Coordinates:Lat: -38.374166
Long: 144.822734
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Monument Type:Plaque
Monument Theme:People
Sub-Theme:Military
Actual Event Start Date:16-November-1916
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Actual Event End Date:16-November-1916
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Dedication

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Front Inscription

In 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

Left Side Inscription
Back Inscription
Right Side Inscription
Inscription in Proximity
Source: MA
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