William Merriman TREW DSO MID*

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TREW, William Merriman

Service Number:	644
Enlisted:	Not yet discovered
Last Rank:	Major
Last Unit:	24th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Stawell, Victoria, Australia, 26 January 1883
Home Town:	Mansfield, Mansfield, Victoria
Schooling:	Melbourne Grammar School, Victoria, Australia
Occupation:	Grazier
Died:	Result of war wounds, Caulfield Military Hospital, Caulfield, Victoria, Australia, 24 July 1934, aged 51 years
Cemetery:	St Kilda Cemetery, Victoria PLOT: Other Denominations, Compartment C, Grave 123
Memorials:	Flinders WWI War Memorial

Boer War Service

1 Oct 1899:	Involvement Private, 644, 2nd Battalion, Australian Commonwealth Horse

World War 1 Service

10 May 1915:	Involvement 24th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '14' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Euripides embarkation_ship_number: A14 public_note: ''
10 May 1915:	Embarked 24th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Euripides, Melbourne
3 May 1917:	Wounded AIF WW1, Major, 24th Infantry Battalion, Bullecourt (Second), While speaking on the telephone, received shell wounds to hand and arm

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Distinguished Service Order

'For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty in temporary command of his battalion. He organized the defence of a captured position in such a way that all counter attacks were repulsed and heavy losses inflicted on the enemy. Though severely wounded, he remained on duty until the situation had cleared up.'
Source: 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 189
Date: 8 November 1917

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