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MERRITT, Ivan Walter Thomas
Personal Details
| Service Number: | SX34069 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 15 February 1945, Wayville, SA |
| Last Rank: | Sapper |
| Last Unit: | 1st Royal Australian Engineers Training Battalion |
| Born: | Kaniva, Victoria, Australia, 13 August 1918 |
| Home Town: | Mitcham, Mitcham, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Truck Driver, Engineering and Waterworks Dept., Crystal Brook |
| Died: | Training Accident, Kapooka, Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia, 21 May 1945, aged 26 years |
| Cemetery: |
Wagga Wagga War Cemetery Plot B. Row D. Grave 10. |
| Memorials: | Adelaide WW2 Wall of Remembrance, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 15 Feb 1945: | Involvement Sapper, SX34069 | |
|---|---|---|
| 15 Feb 1945: | Enlisted Wayville, SA | |
| 15 Feb 1945: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, SX34069, 1st Royal Australian Engineers Training Battalion | |
| 21 May 1945: | Involvement Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Sapper, SX34069, 1st Royal Australian Engineers Training Battalion | |
| Date unknown: | Involvement |
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