| Regimental number | 2944 |
| Place of birth | Clarendon South Australia |
| Religion | Methodist |
| Occupation | Fitter's worker |
| Address | High Street, Cheltenham, South Australia |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 22 |
| Next of kin | Mother, Mrs A Merritt, Clarendon, South Australia |
| Enlistment date | |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 10th Battalion, 9th Reinforcement |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/27/3 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A15 Star Of England on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 13th Field Ambulance |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 25 |
| Place of burial | Villers-Bretonneux Military Cemetery (Plot IX, Row D, Grave No. 2), France |
| Commemoration details | Kangarilla Cemetery, South Australia ('For King and Country') |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 183 |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Mrs. J. and Mrs Ann MERRITT, Clarendon, South Australia |
| Family/military connections | Brother: 568 Pte Percival Charles MERRITT, 11th Bn, died of disease, Malta, 26 October 1915. |