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Charles Henry MERLEHAN

Regimental number231
Place of birthBrisbane Queensland
ReligionRoman Catholic
OccupationLabourer
AddressBoonah, Queensland
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation27
Next of kinMother, Mrs Maggie Merlehan, Boonah, Queensland
Enlistment date17 November 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name41st Battalion, A Company
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/58/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A64 Demosthenes on 18 May 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll41st Battalion
FateKilled in Action 3 June 1917
Age at death from cemetery records28
Place of burialStrand Military Cemetery (Plot I, Row E, Grave No. 9), Ploegsteert, Belgium
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
134
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Richard and Margaret MERLEHAN, Boonah, Fassifern, Queensland
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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