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Francis Allen MEREWEATHER

Regimental number949
Place of birthNormanby, Victoria
ReligionMethodist
OccupationFarmer
AddressDunkeld, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation29
Next of kinMother, Mrs Catherine Mereweather, Dunkeld, Victoria
Previous military service20th A L H
Enlistment date10 April 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name39th Battalion, C Company
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/56/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A11 Ascanius on 27 May 1916
Rank from Nominal RollGunner
Unit from Nominal Roll3rd Light Trench Mortar Battery
FateDied of wounds 1 November 1917
Age at death from cemetery records29
Place of burialLonguenesse (St. Omer) Souvenir Cemetery (Plot IV, Row E, Grave No. 74), France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
20
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Commemorated in Dunkeld Cemetery, Victoria. Parents: Joseph (d. 26 February 1909, aged 69; bu. Dunkeld Cemetery) and Catherine (d. 28 October 1928, aged 76; bu. Dunkeld Cemetery) MEREWEATHER, Mt View, Dunkeld, Victoria. Photo: Ian Marr
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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