Born at Fremantle, CoE. Enlisted 5 July 1915 age 19, clerk. Nok father, George Charles Waghorn Merriwinga, Forrest St, Cottesloe. Embarked at Fremantle 5 October 1915 per A20 Hororata. In France 1916 to 1918. RTA per China 1 May 1919. Service medals: 1914-1915 Star, BWM and VM.