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MERRELL, Frederick John

Service Number:	763
Enlisted:	21 September 1914, Ipswich, Queensland
Last Rank:	Lieutenant
Last Unit:	15th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Clifton, Queensland, 8 January 1891
Home Town:	Ipswich, Queensland
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Farm labourer
Died:	Natural causes, Brisbane, Queensland, 10 January 1953, aged 62 years
Cemetery:	Balmoral Cemetery, Qld
Memorials:	Harrisville Memorial Gates, Harrisville Shire of Normanby WW1 Honour Roll, Ipswich Soldier's Memorial Hall Great War

World War 1 Service

21 Sep 1914:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 763, 15th Infantry Battalion, Ipswich, Queensland
22 Dec 1914:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 763, 15th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ceramic embarkation_ship_number: A40 public_note: ''
22 Dec 1914:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 763, 15th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ceramic, Melbourne
25 Apr 1915:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 763, 15th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli
5 Oct 1917:	Promoted AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, 15th Infantry Battalion
26 Jun 1919:	Discharged AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 15th Infantry Battalion

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