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Percy Roy MERRICK

Regimental number3318
Place of birthBrooklyn New South Wales
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationRailway porter
AddressBarney Street, Kiama, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation20
Next of kinMother, Mrs E Merrick, Barney Street, Kiama, New South Wales
Enlistment date1 August 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name19th Battalion, 7th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/36/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A29 Suevic on 20 December 1915
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll19th Battalion
FateDied of wounds 27 July 1916
Age at death from cemetery records21
Place of burialSunken Road Cemetery (Special Memorial No. 2), Contalmaison, France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
89
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: William and Ellen MERRICK, Barney Street, Kiama, New South Wales. Native of Brooklin, Hawkesbury River
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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