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MERRIN, William Frederick
Personal Details
Service Number: | 2782 |
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Enlisted: | 17 June 1916, Place of Enlistment Cairns Queensland |
Last Rank: | Lance Corporal |
Last Unit: | 25th Infantry Battalion |
Born: | Crickmacross, Monaghan, Ireland, 6 November 1897 |
Home Town: | Ravenshoe, Tablelands, Queensland |
Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
Occupation: | Labourer |
Died: | Atherton, Queensland, Australia, 3 January 1958, aged 60 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
Cemetery: |
Atherton Rockley Road Cemetery |
Memorials: | Herberton War Memorial, Padre White Memorial Chapel, Ravenshoe War Memorial, Ravenshoe War Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
17 Jun 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2782, 49th Infantry Battalion, Place of Enlistment Cairns Queensland | |
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27 Oct 1916: | Involvement Private, 2782, 49th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '19' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Marathon embarkation_ship_number: A74 public_note: '' | |
27 Oct 1916: | Embarked Private, 2782, 49th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Marathon, Brisbane | |
23 Jun 1918: | Promoted AIF WW1, Private, 25th Infantry Battalion, Promoted from Private to Lance Corporal | |
4 Jul 1918: | Wounded AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 2782, 25th Infantry Battalion, Wounded in Action- France | |
29 Aug 1918: | Wounded AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 2782, 25th Infantry Battalion, Wounded in Action- France, gunshot wound left leg. |
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