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MERRIFIELD, James
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 39 |
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| Enlisted: | 30 August 1914, Machine Gun Section |
| Last Rank: | Captain |
| Last Unit: | 4th Pioneer Battalion |
| Born: | Moonta, South Australia, 1885 |
| Occupation: | Station Manager |
| Memorials: | East Moonta Soldiers' Aid League Roll of Honour, Kingoonya & Tarcoola Honour Roll, Moonta Corporation of The Town of Moonta Roll of Honour, Moonta Mines Public School Roll of Honour WW1 |
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World War 1 Service
| 30 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Corporal, 39, 3rd Light Horse Regiment, Machine Gun Section | |
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| 22 Oct 1914: | Involvement Corporal, 39, 3rd Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '1' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Port Lincoln embarkation_ship_number: A17 public_note: '' | |
| 22 Oct 1914: | Embarked Corporal, 39, 3rd Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Port Lincoln, Adelaide | |
| 2 Jun 1915: | Wounded AIF WW1, Corporal, 39, 3rd Light Horse Regiment, ANZAC / Gallipoli, Wounded at Courtney's Post and repatriated to Cairo for treatment, rejoined his unit in October. | |
| 11 Apr 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Sergeant, 3rd Light Horse Regiment | |
| 1 May 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Sergeant, 4th Pioneer Battalion, Transferred from 3rd Light Horse Regiment | |
| 25 Jul 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 4th Pioneer Battalion | |
| 16 Jan 1918: | Promoted AIF WW1, Captain, 4th Pioneer Battalion |
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