MERRITT, Percival Charles
| Service Number: | 568 |
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| Enlisted: | 3 September 1914, Helena Vale, Western Australia |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 11th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Clarendon, South Australia, 14 May 1885 |
| Home Town: | Clarendon, Onkaparinga, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Clarendon Public School |
| Occupation: | Miner |
| Died: | Enteric fever, Malta, 26 October 1915, aged 30 years |
| Cemetery: |
Pieta Military Cemetery Grave A. XVIII. 6. INSCRIPTION TO LIVE IN THE HEARTS OF THOSE WE LOVE IS NOT TO DIE, Pieta Military Cemetery, Tal-Pieta, Malta (island), Malta |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Clarendon Methodist Church and Sunday School Honour Board, Clarendon War Memorial, Prospect South Australian Soldiers at Gallipoli Memorial |
World War 1 Service
| 3 Sep 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Helena Vale, Western Australia | |
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| 2 Nov 1914: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 568, 11th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Ascanius embarkation_ship_number: A11 public_note: '' | |
| 2 Nov 1914: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 568, 11th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ascanius, Fremantle |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Geoffrey Gillon
Son of Mr. J. A. F. and Ann Merritt, of Clarendon. South Australia.
Biography
"THE LATE PTE. P. C. MERRITT.
Pte. P. C. Merritt, late of Clarendon, who died at Malta on October 20, was 30 years of age. He enlisted in Western Australia, and landed at Gallipoli with the gallant 10th on April 25, and after four months' active service, contracted enteric fever and died in hospital. Pte. Merritt was educated at Clarendon Public School, and spent the early part of his life in that district. He subsequently went to Western Australia. A younger brother is serving with the colours abroad." - from the Adelaide Observer 20 Nov 1915 (nla.gov.au)
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