MERRITT, Allan Henry James
| Service Number: | 3685 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | Not yet discovered |
| Born: | Mannum South Australia, 14 October 1891 |
| Home Town: | Not yet discovered |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Died: | Heart failure due to gassing, Keswick , 13 November 1944, aged 53 years |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
| Memorials: | Kaniva Shire of Lawloit WW1 Roll of Honor, Kaniva Yearinga State School 2706 Roll of Honor |
World War 1 Service
| Date unknown: | Involvement Private, 3685 |
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Allan Henry James MERRITT
Regimental number 3685
Religion Methodist
Occupation Farmer
Address Landsmore, Victoria
Marital status Married
Age at embarkation 24
Next of kin Wife, Mrs E M Merritt, Kaniva, Victoria
Enlistment date 30 April 1917
Rank on enlistment Private
Unit name 58th Battalion, 10th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number 23/75/5
Embarkation details Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board RMS Ormonde on 7 March 1918
Rank from Nominal Roll Private
Unit from Nominal Roll 58th Battalion
Fate Returned to Australia 31 March 1919
Date of death 13 November 1944
Age at death 53
Place of burial AIF Cemetery, West Terrace, Adelaide, South Australia
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