His story
Oliver Merrell worked as a groom in racing stable.
He was living in Fernhill in 1911.
Husband of Ellen Ada Merrell, of East Ilsley, Newbury, Berks.
He served as a private in the Army Veterinary Corps, under service number SE/11300. His unit was Depot.
He died on 1 July 1918, aged 48. He is commemorated at Greenwich Cemetery.
Before the war
- Occupation
- Groom in Racing Stable
- Residence recorded
- Fernhill
- Family
- Husband of Ellen Ada Merrell, of East Ilsley, Newbury, Berks.
Military service
- Rank recorded
- Private
- Service number
- SE/11300
- Corps or service
- British Army Veterinary Corps
- Unit
- Depot
Death and burial
- Date of death
- 1 July 1918
- Age
- 48
- Cemetery or memorial
- Greenwich Cemetery
- Grave reference
- Screen Wall. 1 "C." B. 1214.
Connected men
- Thomas Henry BRADBURYAlso buried at Greenwich Cemetery
- George COATESAlso buried at Greenwich Cemetery
- Alfred William HUMEAlso buried at Greenwich Cemetery
- Thomas Patrick HUTCHINSAlso buried at Greenwich Cemetery
Sources and further reading
- CWGC casualty and commemoration record
- Research record number: 356
Cite this biography
Graham Hodgkins and Pete Matthews, “Oliver Merrell”, Veterinary Virtual War Memorial, https://vetsremembered.org/people/merrell-oliver-se-11300/.
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