Walter (Wally) Meurant
- Born: 22 Jul 1889, Mount Victoria, Hartley, NSW Australia
- Died: 3 Aug 1917, Menin Rd, near Ypres Railway Station, Belgium at age 28
- Buried: No 2 Plot, B. VII, Brandhoek Cemetery, Belgium
Cause of his death was Wounds caused by artillery shell.
Another name for Walter was Wally Meurant.
General Notes:
Meurant, Walter
Number: 1097
Rank: Gunner [Gnr]
Unit: 14th Bde Aust Field Artillery
Service: Army
Conflict: 1914-1918
Date of Death: 03/08/1917
Place of Death:
Cause of Death: Died of wounds
Memorial Panel: 18
Cemetery or Memorial Details: BELGIUM 7 Brandhoex New Military Cemetery Belgium
Next Of Kin:
Place Of Enlistment: Mt Victoria, NSW
Native Place: Mount Victoria NSW
Notes: MEURANT, Gnr. Walter, 1097. 14th Bde. Aust. Field Artillery. Died of wounds 3rd Aug., 1917. Age 28. Son of Albert August and Mary Jane Meurant, of 2nd Avenue, Port Kembla, New South Wales. Native of Mount Victoria, New South Wales. IV. B. 5.
Source: AWM145 Roll of Honour cards, 1914-1918 War, Army
Australian Red Cross Wounded and Missing Enquiry Bureau files
File: 1760512
1097 Gunner Walter Meurant
14th Field Artillery Brigade
Name: MEURANT, WALTER
Initials: W
Nationality: Australian
Rank: Gunner
Regiment: Australian Field Artillery
Unit Text: 14th Bde.
Age: 28
Date of Death: 03/08/1917
Service No: 1097
Additional information: Son of Albert August and Mary Jane Meurant, of 2nd Avenue, Port Kembla, New South Wales. Native of Mount Victoria, New South Wales.
Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead
Grave/Memorial Reference: IV. B. 5.
Cemetery: BRANDHOEK NEW MILITARY CEMETERY
BIRT: RIN MH:IF58434
DEAT: RIN MH:IF58435
BURI: RIN MH:IF58436
EVEN: RIN MH:IF58437
EVEN: RIN MH:IF58440
OCCU: RIN MH:IF58438
OCCU: RIN MH:IF58439
Noted events in his life were:
• Military Service: AIF Service #1097, 14th Field Artillery, Between 5 Mar 1915 and 3 Aug 1917.
• Reference Number.
• Occupation: Labourer, 1917.
• Occupation: Miner, near Victoria, 1917.
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