Regimental number | 364 |
Place of birth | Grenfell, New South Wales |
Other Names | Mervyn Ancor |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Commercial Traveller |
Address | 216 Bridge Road, Forest Lodge, Sydney, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 19 |
Height | 5' 8.5" |
Weight | 154 lbs |
Next of kin | Mrs Margaret Ann Anderson, 216 Bridge Road, Forest Lodge, Sydney, New South Wales |
Previous military service | 25th Infantry Regiment |
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Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Place of enlistment | Randwick, New South Wales |
Rank on enlistment | Lance Corporal |
Unit name | 4th Battalion, A Company |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/21/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A14 Euripides on |
Regimental number from Nominal Roll | 100 |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Corporal |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 4th Battalion |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Plaque in New South Wales Garden of Remembrance |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli. Promoted Corporal, Gallipoli, 1 May 1915; admitted to Hospital Ship, 24 June 1915; transferred to No 16th Stationary Hospital, Mudros, 25 June 1915 (bronchitis); transferred to Base, 2 July 1915 (neurasthenia); embarked Suez for Australia on Escort duty, 4 December 1915; discharged Sydney, 5 April 1916. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Date of death | |
Sources | NAA: B2455, ANDERSON Merwyn Ancor |