Mervyn ROSS

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Service Number:	1040
Enlisted:	15 July 1915, Blackboy Hill, Western Australia
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	32nd Infantry Battalion
Born:	Lion Mill (Mt Helena), Western Australia, Australia, 14 September 1894
Home Town:	Wellington Mills, Dardanup, Western Australia
Schooling:	Karridale Public School, Western Australia, Australia
Occupation:	Clerk
Died:	Killed in Action, Fromelles, France, 20 July 1916, aged 21 years
Cemetery:	No known grave - "Known Unto God"
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Dardanup War Memorial, Kings Park Western Australia State War Memorial, V.C. Corner Australian Cemetery Memorial

15 Jul 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1040, Depot Battalion , Blackboy Hill, Western Australia
18 Nov 1915:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 1040, 32nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Geelong, Adelaide
18 Nov 1915:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1040, 32nd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '17' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Geelong embarkation_ship_number: A2 public_note: ''
18 Dec 1915:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 1040, 32nd Infantry Battalion, Disembarked Suez, Egypt
17 Jun 1916:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 1040, 32nd Infantry Battalion, Embarked Alexandria for B.E.F per H.M.T. "Transylvania"
23 Jun 1916:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 1040, 32nd Infantry Battalion, Disembarked Marseilles, France
19 Jul 1916:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1040, 32nd Infantry Battalion, Fromelles (Fleurbaix)
20 Jul 1916:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1040, 32nd Infantry Battalion, Fromelles (Fleurbaix), Killed In Action

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