SHUTE, Mervyn Gladstone Martin
| Service Number: | 4625 |
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| Enlisted: | 14 September 1915, Warwick Farm, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 45th Infantry Battalion (WW1) |
| Born: | Eastwood, New South Wales, Australia, 1889 |
| Home Town: | Turramurra, Ku-ring-gai, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Crookwell Public School |
| Occupation: | Bank Clerk |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 9 August 1916 |
| Cemetery: |
Pozières British Cemetery IV S 10 |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Sydney Commonwealth Bank of Australia Great War Honour Roll, Turramurra Memorial Park Memorial Gates |
World War 1 Service
| 14 Sep 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 4625, 1st Infantry Battalion, Warwick Farm, NSW | |
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| 15 Jan 1916: | Involvement Private, 4625, 1st Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '7' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: RMS Osterley embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: '' | |
| 15 Jan 1916: | Embarked Private, 4625, 1st Infantry Battalion, RMS Osterley, Sydney | |
| 9 Aug 1916: | Involvement Private, 4625, 45th Infantry Battalion (WW1), Battle for Pozières , --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 4625 awm_unit: 45 Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1916-08-09 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of Silas and Florence SHUTE, Lane Cove Road, Turramurra, New South Wales
REST IN PEACE
He was a clerk in the office of J. Connellan, a solicitor in Crookwell, for about eighteen months. He served as a clerk in a Government Savings Bank in Temora, NSW for about two years and then in Moore Street, Sydney for about two and a half years.
Among the names of the latest list of Australian casualties in France appears the name of Private M.G.M. Shute. Private M.G.M. Shute, son of Mr. S. Shute, headmaster of the Warrawee Public School, and Mrs. Shute, of Lane Cove Road, Turramurra, who was killed in action betewen August 8 and 9, was 21 years of age. He was on the staff of the Moore Street Government Savings Bank. Mr. Shute, our readers will remember, was for many years headmaster of Crookwell Public School, being transferred to the Wollongong district a little over four years ago. Mervyn was the youngest of three sons, and was a smart, intelligent lad of much promise, and a universal favourite. We extend our deepest sympathy to the bereaved parents, who, how ever, may be consoled by the fact that their son gave his young life for King and country, and for the maintenance of right and justice.
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