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Pte. Frederick John Mayer
Australian Imperial Forces D Coy. 3rd Pioneer Battalion
from:Boolarra, Victoria, Australia
My Great Grandfather, John Frederick Mayer, enlisted on the 2 Feb 1916 leaving his wife Jessica and 6 children home alone in Country, Victoria, Australia. He embarked on 6th of June 1916 on board H.M.A.T Wandilla. He was sent to France on the 14th of November 1916. On the 29th of June 1918 while in France he was admitted to Hor-War hospital for shell gassed. He returned to Australia on board the ship Karagola on 27th of July 1919 were he lived until 7th July 1946, old enough to see his three sons serve Australia again World War 2
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