Regimental number | 10984 |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Mechanical engineer |
Address | Melbourne, Victoria |
Marital status | Married |
Age at embarkation | 32 |
Next of kin | Wife, Mrs Irene Glendenning Merton, c/o Manager, Commonwealth Bank of Australia, London, England |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Sapper |
Unit name | 10th Field Company Engineers, Reinforcement 1 |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 14/29/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A54 Runic on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Sapper |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 11th Field Company Engineers |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Age at death from cemetery records | 34 |
Place of burial | Strand Military Cemetery (Plot IV, Row B, Grave No. 9), Ploegsteert, Belgium |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 24 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: George and Nora MERTON; husband of Irene WELCH (formerly MERTON, 36 Lexham Gardens, Kensington, London, England. Native of Christchurch, New Zealand |