| Regimental number | 319 |
| Date of birth | |
| Place of birth | Buln Buln, Victoria |
| Religion | Presbyterian |
| Occupation | Hairdresser |
| Address | Welshpool, Victoria |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 19 |
| Height | 5' 8" |
| Weight | 140 lbs |
| Next of kin | Father, Thomas Merritt, Welshpool, Victoria |
| Previous military service | 67th Infantry |
| Enlistment date | |
| Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
| Place of enlistment | Meeniyan, Victoria |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 8th Light Horse Regiment, B Squadron |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 10/13/1 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A16 Star Of Victoria on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 8th Light Horse Regiment |
| Fate | Returned to Australia |
| Family/military connections | Brothers: 318 Pte Charles Cecil MERRITT, 3rd Machine Gun Squadron, died of wounds, 1 November 1917; 28370 Gunner Roy Vernon MERRITT, 14th Field Artillery Brigade, returned to Australia, 25 March 1919. Uncle: 231 Sgt David CRAWFORD, 8th Light Horse Regiment, killed in action, 23 June 1915. |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli Proceeded to join Mediterranean Expeditionary Force, Gallipoli, 16 May 1915. Admitted to Hospital Ship, 16 August 1915 (shrapnel wound, stomach); disembarked Alexandria, 25 August 1915; admitted to No 2 Australian General Hospital, Cairo, 25 August 1915; transferred to Mena Hospital, 1 September 1915; transferred to Montasah Convalescent Camp, 3 September 1915; to British Red Cross Convalescent Camp, Montasah, 3 September 1915 (enteritis); transferred to Mustapha Base, 25 September 1915. Admitted to Anzac Convalescent Camp, Helouan, 28 October 1915 (influenza); transferred to No 2 Australian General Hospital, Ghezireh, 5 November 1915 (tonsilitis); to Anzac Convalescent Camp, 12 November 1915; to No 2 Auxiliary Hospital, Heliopolis, 22 February 1916 (diarrhoea and varicocele); to 1st Auxiliary Hospital, Heliopolis, 10 March 1916; marched out for return to Australia, 10 April 1916. Commenced return to Australia from Suez on board HT 'Runic', 11 April 1916; disembarked Melbourne, 12 May 1916; discharged, 7 August 1916. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal British War Medal and Victory Medal marked returned, 10 May 1923. |
| Sources | NAA: B2455, MERRITT Frank Leslie |