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MERRITT, Edward Collin
Step 1: Personal Details
| Service Number: | WX5910 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 29 June 1940 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 2nd/28th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Capel, Western Australia, 21 March 1919 |
| Home Town: | Elgin , Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Died: | Accidental, At sea (Nino Bixio), Mediterranean Sea, 17 August 1942, aged 23 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Col 93 |
| Memorials: | Alamein Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Ballarat Australian Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial, Capel War Memorial |
Biography contributed by Cherilyn McMeekin
Edward, known as Collin, was the seventh of ten children born to William and Ellen. Four of his brothers also enlisted in WWII: John, Alfred, Hurtle, and Kenneth. His only other brother, Leslie Norman, died in 1923 of mumps, aged 9. His father William died in 1933 (see obituary: https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/147648069). His mother Ellen did not remarry and lived to age 79. Many family members are buried at Capel Cemetery.