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William MERRIEL

Regimental number1376
Place of birthNew South Wales
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationLabourer
AddressFifield, via Trundle, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation21
Next of kinFather, J Merriel, Fifield via Trundle, New South Wales
Enlistment date30 October 1914
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name13th Battalion, 2nd Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/30/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A48 Seang Bee on 11 February 1915
Rank from Nominal RollSergeant
Unit from Nominal Roll13th Battalion
FateKilled in Action 2 July 1918
Age at death from cemetery records24
Place of burialVillers-Bretonneux Military Cemetery (Plot XI, Row F, Grave No. 4), Fouilloy, France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
70
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Son of Mrs Emily Jane MERRIEL, "Lachlan", Wellington Street, New South Wales
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

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