John Joseph Merrick

Conflict: 
WW1
Additional Information: 

Son of Caroline Agnes and the late John M. Merrick. Born at Ponsonby, Auckland.

References:
  • CWGC
  • Archives New Zealand
NZ WAR GRAVES

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Personal Tributes:

Casualty

Service Number: 
5/313
Name:
John Joseph Merrick
Date of Birth:
Not known
Place of Birth: 
Ponsonby, Auckland, New Zealand
Next of Kin: 
Mrs Caroline Merrick (mother), 8 Dedwood Street, Ponsonby, Auckland, New Zealand
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Enlistment Address: 
Puriri, Thames, New Zealand
Unit:
New Zealand Army Service Corps

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Date of Death:
20 June 1915
Day of Death:
Sunday
Age at Death: 
18
Conflict: 
WW1

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
5th Reinforcements
Embarkation Place:
Wellington, New Zealand
Embarkment Date:
13 June 1915
Transport:
HMNZT 26
Vessel:
Aparima
Destination:
Suez, Egypt (24 July - 6 August 1915)

Text in italics supplied by Cenotaph Online, Auckland War Memorial Museum

Cemetery

Cemetery Location: 
New Zealand
John Joseph Merrick
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