Regimental number | 949 |
Place of birth | Normanby, Victoria |
Religion | Methodist |
Occupation | Farmer |
Address | Dunkeld, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 29 |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Catherine Mereweather, Dunkeld, Victoria |
Previous military service | 20th A L H |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 39th Battalion, C Company |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/56/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A11 Ascanius on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Gunner |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 3rd Light Trench Mortar Battery |
Fate | Died of wounds |
Age at death from cemetery records | 29 |
Place of burial | Longuenesse (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 |