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MERLIN, Wilfred Stanley
Personal Details
Service Number: | 8006 |
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Enlisted: | 26 July 1915 |
Last Rank: | Gunner |
Last Unit: | 6th Field Artillery Brigade |
Born: | Ballarat, Victoria, Australia, 1889 |
Home Town: | Byaduk, Southern Grampians, Victoria |
Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
Occupation: | School Teacher |
Died: | Cerebro Spinal Meningitis, 2/1st South Midland Casualty Clearing Station, Resmenil Farm near Hem, France, 1 August 1916 |
Cemetery: |
Hem Communal Cemetery, Somme |
Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Byaduk War Memorial, Dimboola Memorial High School WWI Honour Roll, Tourello Walnut Grove Honour Roll |
Service History
World War 1 Service
26 Jul 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Gunner, 8006, 6th Field Artillery Brigade | |
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22 Nov 1915: | Involvement Gunner, 8006, 6th Field Artillery Brigade , Battle for Pozières , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '4' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Persic embarkation_ship_number: A34 public_note: '' | |
22 Nov 1915: | Embarked Gunner, 8006, 6th Field Artillery Brigade , HMAT Persic, Melbourne | |
1 Aug 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Gunner, 8006, 6th Field Artillery Brigade |
Personal Stories
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Served as Wilfred Stanley Merlin