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Ivan Walter Thomas MERRITT 1918–1945 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 13 AUG 1918

Birth Location: Kaniva, Vic, Australia

Death Date: AFT 21 MAY 1945

Death Location: Wagga Wagga War Cemetery Plot B. Row D. Grave 10., Wagga Wagga, NSW, Australia

Father: Walter MERRITT

Mother: Olive MERRITT

Spouse(s): Dorothy Wickham

Children(s):

In 1918, Ivan Walter Thomas MERRITT entered the world in Kaniva, Vic, Australia, born to Walter Thomas John Merritt And Olive Elizabeth Blanche Merritt. Ivan Walter Thomas MERRITT married Dorothy Joyce Wickham, and had children including Geoffrey Ivan Merritt. Ivan Walter Thomas MERRITT passed away in 1945 in Wagga Wagga War Cemetery Plot B. Row D. Grave 10., Wagga Wagga, NSW, Australia.

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Biography

  • In 1918, Ivan Walter Thomas MERRITT entered the world in Kaniva, Vic, Australia, born to Walter Thomas John Merritt And Olive Elizabeth Blanche Merritt.
  • Ivan Walter Thomas MERRITT married Dorothy Joyce Wickham, and had children including Geoffrey Ivan Merritt.
  • Ivan Walter Thomas MERRITT passed away in 1945 in Wagga Wagga War Cemetery Plot B. Row D. Grave 10., Wagga Wagga, NSW, Australia.

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Ivan MERRITT's Ancestors

Self
Ivan MERRITT
1918–1945
Birth Place: Kaniva, Vic, Australia
Parents
Walter Thomas John MERRITT
1889–1973
Miram, Vic, Australia
Olive (Elizabeth Blanche) MERRITT
1891–1949
Kaniva, Vic, Australia
Grandparents
Solomon BROWN
1857–1903
Aldinga, dist Wil, SA, Australia
Elizabeth (Jane (Bessie)) BROWN
1860–1938
Templers, dist Bar, SA, Australia
Great-Grandparents
John PARKER
1830–1879
Elizabeth PARKER
1834–1913
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas PARKER
1803–1842
Charlotte GUESDON
1802–1870

Ivan MERRITT's Timeline

4 Records

1918
13 AUG 1918
Birth of Ivan Walter Thomas MERRITT in Kaniva, Vic, Australia
Kaniva, Vic, Australia
1924
1924
Age 6
Ivan Walter Thomas MERRITT - Education
None
1945
21 MAY 1945
Age 27
Death of Ivan Walter Thomas MERRITT in Wagga Wagga, NSW, Australia
Wagga Wagga, NSW, Australia
1945
AFT 21 MAY 1945
Age 27
Burial of Ivan Walter Thomas MERRITT in Wagga Wagga War Cemetery Plot B. Row D. Grave 10., Wagga Wagga, NSW, Australia
Wagga Wagga War Cemetery Plot B. Row D. Grave 10., Wagga Wagga, NSW, Australia

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 13 AUG 1918
    Event Place: Kaniva, Vic, Australia

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Education
    Event Date: 1924
    Record Source: Ivan commenced his education at Sandsmere, Victoria. He then transfered to Chicago (Kilburn), SA and completed his studies at Netherton, SA.

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 15 FEB 1945
    Event Place: SX34069 Australian Army
    Record Source: Enlisted at Mitcham / Wayville, SA. Next of Kin Dorothy Merritt.

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 21 MAY 1945
    Record Source: Sapper SX 34069 A.I.F. 1st Trg. Bn., Royal Australian Engineers who died on Monday, 21st May 1945. Age 26.
    Wagga Wagga is an important city on the Murrumbidgee River, 306 miles south-west of Sydney. The War Cemetery is situated within the General Cemetery on Korringal Road, 2.5 miles south-west of the Post Office.
    The War Cemetery was established by the military authorities during the Second World War. There are over 80, 1939-1945 war casualties commemorated in this cemetery.

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Record Source: Type: Interests Played both cricket and football.

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Occupation

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 21 MAY 1945
    Event Place: Wagga Wagga, NSW, Australia

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: AFT 21 MAY 1945
    Event Place: Wagga Wagga War Cemetery Plot B. Row D. Grave 10., Wagga Wagga, NSW, Australia

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