MERWIN, Stephen Francis
| Service Number: | 234 |
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| Enlisted: | 20 August 1914, Enlisted at Pontville, Tasmania |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 3rd Field Ambulance |
| Born: | Wanganui, New Zealand, May 1885 |
| Home Town: | Queenstown, West Coast, Tasmania |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Miner |
| Died: | Wounds, No. 2 Western Hospital, Manchester, Lancashire, England, 21 June 1915 |
| Cemetery: |
Manchester Southern Cemetery, England, United Kingdom Plot CE, Section Q, Grave 215 Rev. S. Morrison officiated, Manchester Southern Cemetery, Greater Manchester, England, United Kingdom |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
| 20 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Driver, 234, 3rd Field Ambulance, Enlisted at Pontville, Tasmania | |
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| 20 Oct 1914: | Involvement Driver, 234, 3rd Field Ambulance, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '22' embarkation_place: Hobart embarkation_ship: HMAT Katuna embarkation_ship_number: A13 public_note: '' | |
| 20 Oct 1914: | Embarked Driver, 234, 3rd Field Ambulance, HMAT Katuna, Hobart | |
| 1 Jun 1915: | Wounded AIF WW1, Driver, 234, 3rd Field Ambulance, ANZAC / Gallipoli, Severe wound to the thigh and evacuated to England | |
| 21 Jun 1915: | Involvement Private, 234, 3rd Field Ambulance, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 234 awm_unit: 3 Field Ambulance awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1915-06-21 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Brother of Mary Elizabeth Shepley of Townsville, QLD
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Biography contributed by Evan Evans
The summary below was completed by Cathy Sedgwick – Facebook “WW1 Australian War Graves in England/UK/Scotland/Ireland
Died on this date – 21st June…… Stephen Francis Merwin was born at Wanganui, New Zealand around 1886.
He enlisted in the Australian Imperial Force (A.I.F.) on 20th August, 1914 as a 29 year old, single, Miner from Queenstown, Tasmania.
On 20th October, 1914 Driver Stephen Francis Merwin, Service number 234, embarked from Hobart on HMAT Katuna (A13).
He proceeded to join M.E.F. (Mediterranean Expeditionary Force) at Gallipoli on 2nd March, 1915.
Driver Merwin was transferred to No. 1 Stationary Hospital at Lemnos on 26th March, 1915 suffering from Broncho Pneumonia then transferred to No. 15 General Hospital at Alexandria on 17th April, 1915 suffering from Empyema & (Broncho Pneumonia).
According to the Casualty Form – Active Service he was admitted to Hospital Ship Nevasa on 15th May, 1915 with a gunshot wound to hip.
He was admitted to No. 2 Western Hospital, Manchester on 29th May, 1915.
Driver Stephen Francis Merwin died on 21st June, 1915 at No. 2 Western Hospital, Manchester, Lancashire, England. The Field Service form states cause of death as “Died from wounds received in action” while Report of Death of a Soldier form & a Lettergram to the Military Commandant, Brisbane have the cause of death as “Empyema & Pneumonia previously reported wounded.” A letter was sent from Base Records in December, 1915 to Mrs D. Shepley, Townsville, Queensland advising that “your brother No. 234 Pte S. F. Merwin, who is reported as having died of wounds received in action at Gallipoli, on 21st June, 1915, was buried in the Southern Cemetery, Manchester, England, the grave number being 726 Plot Q.”
He was buried in Southern Cemetery, Manchester, England.
(The above is a summary of my research. The full research can be found by following the link below)
https://ww1austburialsuk.weebly.com/-southern.html
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