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Record Detail |
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| Full Name: |
John Joseph Merrick |
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| Rank Last Held: |
Private |
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| Forename(s): |
John Joseph |
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| Surname: |
Merrick |
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| War: |
World War I, 1914-1918 |
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| Serial No.: |
12/2032 |
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| Gender: |
Male |
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| First Known Rank: |
Private |
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| Next of Kin: |
Jacob Merrick (father), 12 Ireland Street, Ponsonby, Auckland, New Zealand |
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| Marital Status: |
Single |
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| Enlistment Address: |
Ireland Street, Ponsonby, Auckland, New Zealand |
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| Military District: |
Auckland |
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| Body on Embarkation: |
4th Reinforcements |
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| Embarkation Unit: |
Auckland Infantry Battalion |
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| Embarkation Date: |
17 April 1915 |
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| Place of Embarkation: |
Wellington, New Zealand |
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| Transport: |
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| Vessel: |
Willochra or Knight Templar or Waitomo |
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| Destination: |
Suez, Egypt |
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| Nominal Roll Number: |
Vol1 |
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| Page on Nominal Roll: |
499 |
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| Last Unit Served: |
Auckland Infantry Battalion |
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| Place of Death: |
Malta ex Gallipoli |
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| Date of Death: |
24 August 1915 |
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| Year of Death: |
1915 |
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| Cause of Death: |
Died of wounds |
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| Cemetery Name: |
Pieta Military Cemetery, Malta |
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| Grave Reference: |
A. XI. 4. |
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| Description of Image: |
- Headstone, detail, Pieta Military Cemetery
- Headstone, Pieta Military Cemetery
- Headstone, wide view, Pieta Military Cemetery
- General View 1, Pieta Military Cemetery
- General View 2, Pieta Military Cemetery
- General View 3, Pieta Military Cemetery
- Cross of Sacrifice, Pieta Military Cemetery
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| Archives NZ source: |
Military personnel file |
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| Sources Used: |
- Nominal Rolls of New Zealand Expeditionary Force Volume I. Wellington: Govt. Printer, 1914-1919
- Commonwealth War Graves Commission. URL: http://www.cwgc.org
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