Regimental number | 568 |
Place of birth | Clarendon South Australia |
Religion | Methodist |
Occupation | Miner |
Address | 13 Wilson Street, Kalgoorlie, Western Australia |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 29 |
Next of kin | J Merritt, Pickworth, Clarendon, South Australia |
Enlistment date | |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 11th Battalion, E Company |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/28/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Fremantle, Western Australia, on board HMAT A11 Ascanius on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 11th Battalion |
Fate | Died of disease |
Place of death or wounding | Malta Hospital |
Age at death from cemetery records | 30 |
Place of burial | Pieta Military Cemetery (Plot A, Row XVIII, Grave No. 6), Malta |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 63 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Commemorated in Kangarilla Cemetery, South Australia (Headstone inscription reads 'For King and Country'). Parents: Mr F. and Mrs Ann MERRITT, Clarendon, South Australia |
Family/military connections | Brother: 2944 Pte Sydney Laurence MERRITT, 13th Field Ambulance, killed in action, 26 April 1918. |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli |