Search results Next record Māori John Joseph Merrick Born 28 June 1897 - Died 20 June 1915 PDF Key details Service numberWWI 5/313 AWMM Also known as Armed force / branchArmy AWMM Last rankWW1 Driver/Military AWMM New Zealand Army Service Corps AWMM WarWorld War I, 1914-1918 AWMM Enquire Lay a poppy Portrait, Auckland Weekly News 1915 - No known copyright restrictions View gallery Hide sources Show empty fields Identity About Contribute › Title ForenamesJohn Joseph AWMM SurnameMerrick AWMM Ingoa Also known as Service numberWWI 5/313 AWMM GenderMale AWMM Iwi Hapū Waka Rohe ReligionCatholic, Christian AWMM Images and documents Images Contribute › Documents Contribute › Civilian life About birth Contribute › Birth28 June 1897 AWMM Auckland, New Zealand AWMM Date of birth Place of birth Birth notes Address before enlistmentPre 4 February 1915 AWMM Puriri, Thames, New Zealand AWMM Post war occupation Next of kin on embarkationMrs Caroline Merrick (mother), 8 Deadwood Street, Ponsonby, Auckland, New Zealand AWMM Relationship statusPre 13 June 1915 AWMM Single AWMM Service Wars and conflicts Contribute › WarWorld War I, 1914-1918 AWMM Campaign Armed force / branchArmy AWMM Service numberWWI 5/313 AWMM Military service Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers Military decorations Contribute › Medals and AwardsBritish War Medal (1914-1920) AWMM Only this medal was issued [to the next of kin Mrs C Merrick, mother] because he had embarked overseas but had not served in a war zone. AWMM Training and Enlistment Contribute › Military training Branch Trade Proficiency EnlistmentWW1 4 February 1915 AWMM Miner/Civilian AWMM Auckland, New Zealand AWMM Occupation before enlistment Age on enlistment Embarkations Contribute › Embarkation detailsWW1 13 Jun 1915-6 August 1915 AWMM from Wellington, New Zealand AWMM to Suez, Egypt AWMM HMNZT 26 AWMM Vessel was Aparima AWMM Driver/Military AWMM New Zealand Army Service Corps AWMM Prisoner of war Contribute › Capture details Days interned Liberation date Liberation Repatriation POW liberation details POW serial number Medical history Contribute › Medical notesHospital Diseases , Wounds, WWI AWMM Meningitis AWMM Died of Disease, Cause of Death AWMM Died of meningitis AWMM Last known rank Contribute › Last rankWW1 Driver/Military AWMM New Zealand Army Service Corps AWMM Biographical information Biographical information Contribute › Son of Caroline and John M. MerrickThe following excerpt was taken from a typescript diary account by Sergeant John Wilson: "We had a funeral at sea on 21st of Private Merrick who died of meningitis, ship stopped for 10 minutes, very sad ceremony." (MS 2007/28)[http://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/cgi-bin/paperspast?a=d&cl=search&d=NZH19150714.2.16 New Zealand Herald, 14 July 1915, p. 4] AWMM Read more Death About death Contribute › Death20 June 1915 AWMM Age 18 AWMM Date of death Age at death Place of death Cause of deathDied of Disease AWMM Death notes CemeteryBuried at sea AWMM Cemetery name Grave reference Obituary Memorial name Memorial reference Memorials Memorial Contribute › Memorial nameAuckland Provincial Memorial, Waikumete Cemetery, Glen Eden, Auckland, New Zealand AWMM Coromandel Roll of Honour 1914-1918 AWMM Auckland War Memorial Museum, World War 1 Hall of Memories AWMM Roll of Honour Remember John Joseph Merrick by laying a poppy. Harry Clifford Merrick Henry Merrick John Joseph Merrick Joseph Merrick Peter Merrick Lay a poppy for 2021 Leave a note Leave a tribute or memory of John Joseph Merrick Leave a note Contribute › Processing Related objects Roll of Honour, Auckland Province (digital copy) Library / Pictorial › manuscripts and archives MS-2016-2 Sources Sources Contribute › External linksMilitary personnel file http://www.archway.archives.govt.nz/ViewFullItem.do?code=21374749 Further Reference New Zealand Herald, 28 June 1915, p.1 http://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/cgi-bin/paperspast?a=d&cl=search&d=NZH19150628.2.5 Death Notice A Street Near You record https://astreetnearyou.org/person/643362/- Further Reference Commonwealth War Graves Commission Casualty record https://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/643362 Further Reference DocumentsNew Zealand Army Expeditionary Force. (1914-1919). Nominal Rolls of New Zealand Expeditionary Force, Volume I. Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer. AWMM Vol1: 499 AWMM Wilson, John. Diary of Sgt J. Wilson, N.Z. Engineers 1915. Auckland War Memorial Museum Library. MS 2007/28. AWMM Roll of Honour, Auckland Province (digital copy), 1914 - 1919. Auckland War Memorial Museum Library. MS-2016-2. AWMM The development of the Online Cenotaph is an ongoing process; updates, new images and records are added weekly. In some cases, records have yet to be confirmed by Museum staff, and there could be mistakes or omissions in the information provided. Online Cenotaph Data by Auckland War Memorial Museum is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License Search results Next record
