{"id":2247,"date":"2021-04-26T02:01:45","date_gmt":"2021-04-26T12:01:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/beaconsfield.org.au\/digitalmemorial\/?page_id=2247"},"modified":"2021-04-26T02:20:33","modified_gmt":"2021-04-26T12:20:33","slug":"marriott-mervyn-charles","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/beaconsfield.org.au\/digitalmemorial\/marriott-mervyn-charles\/","title":{"rendered":"MARRIOTT Mervyn Charles"},"content":{"rendered":"[vc_row type=&#8221;in_container&#8221; full_screen_row_position=&#8221;middle&#8221; column_margin=&#8221;default&#8221; column_direction=&#8221;default&#8221; column_direction_tablet=&#8221;default&#8221; column_direction_phone=&#8221;default&#8221; scene_position=&#8221;center&#8221; text_color=&#8221;dark&#8221; text_align=&#8221;left&#8221; row_border_radius=&#8221;none&#8221; row_border_radius_applies=&#8221;bg&#8221; overlay_strength=&#8221;0.3&#8243; gradient_direction=&#8221;left_to_right&#8221; shape_divider_position=&#8221;bottom&#8221; 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padding: 0.25em 2em 0.0em 0em;\"><strong>Name<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left; padding: 0.25em 2em 0.0em 0em;\">MARRIOTT Mervyn Charles<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: right; padding: 0.25em 2em 0.0em 0em;\"><strong>Service Number<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left; padding: 0.25em 2em 0.0em 0em;\">VX39308 Australian Army<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: right; padding: 0.25em 2em 0.0em 0em;\"><strong>Rank<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left; padding: 0.25em 2em 0.0em 0em;\">Private<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: right; padding: 0.25em 2em 0.0em 0em;\"><strong>Unit<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left; padding: 0.25em 2em 0.0em 0em;\">2\/4 A Field Workshops<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: right; padding: 0.25em 2em 0.0em 0em;\"><strong>Conflict<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left; padding: 0.25em 2em 0.0em 0em;\">Second World War 1939-1945<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: right; padding: 0.25em 2em 0.0em 0em;\"><strong>Date of enlistment<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left; padding: 0.25em 2em 0.0em 0em;\">15 January 1941 at Royal Park Melbourne<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: right; padding: 0.25em 2em 0.0em 0em;\"><strong>Locality on Enlistment<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left; padding: 0.25em 2em 0.0em 0em;\">Beaconsfield Victoria<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: right; padding: 0.25em 2em 0.0em 0em;\"><strong>Served<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left; padding: 0.25em 2em 0.0em 0em;\">TBC<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: right; padding: 0.25em 2em 0.0em 0em;\"><strong>Date of discharge<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left; padding: 0.25em 2em 0.0em 0em;\">16 November 1943<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: right; padding: 0.25em 2em 0.0em 0em;\"><strong>Medals awarded<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left; padding: 0.25em 2em 0.0em 0em;\">unknown<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: right; padding: 0.25em 2em 0.0em 0em;\"><strong>Born<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left; padding: 0.25em 2em 0.0em 0em;\">4 October 1908 Napier New Zealand<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: right; padding: 0.25em 2em 0.0em 0em;\"><strong>Parents<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left; padding: 0.25em 2em 0.0em 0em;\">Thomas Charles Marriott and Mary Ann Ryan<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: right; padding: 0.25em 2em 0.0em 0em;\"><strong>Married<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left; padding: 0.25em 2em 0.0em 0em;\">Kathleen Rose Hickson on 29 January 1938 Charlton Victoria<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: right; padding: 0.25em 2em 0.0em 0em;\"><strong>Occupation<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left; padding: 0.25em 2em 0.0em 0em;\">Miner \/ Fisherman<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column column_padding=&#8221;no-extra-padding&#8221; column_padding_tablet=&#8221;inherit&#8221; column_padding_phone=&#8221;inherit&#8221; 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Border Watch (Mount Gambier)24 August 1954 In the 1970\u2019s Mervyn lived in Beenleigh Queensland. Mervyn and Kathleen had six children, Ruth, Raymore Mervyn, Nola, Arthur, Keith Allan and Robert. Mervyn died on the 15 April 1978 and is buried at the Pimpama Island Cemetery Queensland. 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