Regimental number | 1511 |
Place of birth | Kumara, Westland, New Zealand |
Other Names | Merlin Owen |
School | Queenstown School, Otago, New Zealand |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Baker |
Address | ... |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 23 |
Next of kin | ..., Miss Gwendoline Werner, Rewanwie via Greymouth, Westland, New Zealand |
Enlistment date | |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 16th Battalion, 2nd Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/33/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Fremantle, Western Australia, on board HMAT A50 Itonus on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 4th Divisional Signal Company |
Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | He was greatly interested in entomology, botany and all studies in nature. He was very lovable by nature and of upright disposition. |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Age at death | 25 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 25 |
Place of burial | La Neuville British Cemetery (Plot II, Row F, Grave No. 48), France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 26 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Solomon and Agnes PASCO; brother of Mrs H. WERNER, Rewanui, Greymouth, New Zealand. Native of Kumara, New Zealand |