Henry Theodore MERRETT

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MERRETT, Henry Theodore

Service Number:	896
Enlisted:	25 February 1916, Adelaide, SA
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	38th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Adelaide, South Australia, Australia, 21 December 1894
Home Town:	Peake, The Coorong, South Australia
Schooling:	Port Adelaide Public School
Occupation:	Labourer
Died:	Killed in Action, Belgium, 4 October 1917, aged 22 years
Cemetery:	No known grave - "Known Unto God"
Memorials:	Adelaide National War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Port Adelaide St Paul's Church Memorial Alcove, Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial

World War 1 Service

25 Feb 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 896, 43rd Infantry Battalion, Adelaide, SA
12 Aug 1916:	Involvement Private, 896, 43rd Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '18' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Ballarat embarkation_ship_number: A70 public_note: ''
12 Aug 1916:	Embarked Private, 896, 43rd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ballarat, Adelaide
4 Oct 1917:	Involvement Private, 896, 38th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 896 awm_unit: 38th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1917-10-04

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Biography contributed by Faithe Jones

Son of Elizabeth MERRETT fmly FLETCHER nee STEWART

Stepfather William Arthur MERRETT

His guardian was his Aunt, Miss Rosy Mary Florence Merrett, Langham Place, Port Adelaide, South Australia

Private H. T. MERRETT, grandson of Mrs. E. Merrett, Langham-place, Port Adelaide, was killed in action on October 4. He enlisted in February, 1916, and embarked in August. He went to France in November, 1916. He was 22 years of age, and was educated at Port Adelaide public school.

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