Photograph of Grave, 3318 Private Percy Roy Merrick Accession Number: AWM2017.616.2

Description

Original wooden grave marker of 3318 Private (Pte) Percy Roy Merrick, a railway porter from Kiama, New South Wales, he enlisted with the 19th Battalion on 15 August 1915. Pte Merrick was wounded in action near Pozieres on 26 July 1916 and died from his wounds the next day on 27 July 1916. He was 21 years old. The photogrpah of Pte Merrick's grave marker is held within a cardboard memorial card, including the location of his grave in the Sunken Road British Cemetery.

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Accession Number
AWM2017.616.2
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Print
Physical Description
Support: Paper (Fibre-based)
Date Made
c 1918
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Credit Line
Donor M Floyd
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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