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MERIVALE, John Laidley
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 154 |
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| Enlisted: | 21 October 1914, Enlisted at Liverpool, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Second Lieutenant |
| Last Unit: | 4th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, May 1887 |
| Home Town: | Sydney, City of Sydney, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Overseer |
| Died: | Killed In Action, Gallipoli, 6 August 1915 |
| Cemetery: |
Lone Pine Cemetery, ANZAC Plot 1, Row D, Grave 2 |
| Memorials: | Double Bay War Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 21 Oct 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Trooper, 154, 6th Light Horse Regiment, Enlisted at Liverpool, NSW | |
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| 21 Dec 1914: | Involvement Private, 154, 6th Light Horse Regiment, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '2' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Suevic embarkation_ship_number: A29 public_note: '' | |
| 21 Dec 1914: | Embarked Private, 154, 6th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Suevic, Sydney | |
| 8 Jul 1915: | Promoted AIF WW1, Sergeant, 6th Light Horse Regiment | |
| 24 Jul 1915: | Transferred AIF WW1, Sergeant, 4th Infantry Battalion, Transferred from the 6th Light Horse Regiment to the 4th Battalion | |
| 4 Aug 1915: | Promoted AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, 4th Infantry Battalion, At Gallipoli | |
| 6 Aug 1915: | Involvement Second Lieutenant, 4th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: awm_unit: 4th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Second Lieutenant awm_died_date: 1915-08-06 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of George H. and Emily Jane Merrivale of 37 Pitt Street, Sydney, NSW formerly of 'Annery', Darling Point, NSW. Brother of Angel Merivale, Rose M. Merivale and Mary S. Merivale
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
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