MERITON, John William
Service Number: | 3807 |
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Enlisted: | 24 August 1915, Adelaide, South Australia |
Last Rank: | Private |
Last Unit: | 10th Infantry Battalion |
Born: | Adelaide, South Australia, 13 March 1893 |
Home Town: | Prospect, Prospect, South Australia |
Schooling: | Parkside Public School |
Occupation: | Baker |
Died: | Killed in Action, France, 21 August 1916, aged 23 years |
Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" No known grave, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France |
Memorials: | Adelaide National War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France) |
World War 1 Service
24 Aug 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Adelaide, South Australia | |
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2 Dec 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 3807, 10th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: RMS Malwa embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: '' | |
2 Dec 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 3807, 10th Infantry Battalion, RMS Malwa, Adelaide |
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"THE LATE PRIVATE J. W. MERITON.
Mr. W. J. Meriton, of Prospect-road, Prospect, has been notified of the death of his youngest son, Private J. W. Meriton. He was 23 years of age. He enlisted in September, 1915. Prior to enlisting he was employed at Port Pirie, where he was highly esteemed." - from the Adelaide Chronicle 28 Oct 1915 (nla.gov.au)