Victor George Merrifield
Surname: Merrifield
Other names: Victor George
Locations in this story: Fontmell Magna, DorsetGallipoli, TurkeyHelles Memorial, Gallipoli, TurkeySouth Street, Fontmell MagnaBlandford
Story: Victor George Merrifield (surname as registered) was born in 1892 in Fontmell Magna. He was the son of Henry John Merefield, (surname as registered) a farm labourer, and Anne Stroud Merefield (née Tanswell). At the time of the 1911 Census he was single, working as a gardener and living at 37 South Street, Fontmell Magna. He enlisted at Blandford on 27th August 1914 and joined the 5th Battalion of the Dorsetshire Regiment (Service No. 10194). He was promoted to the rank of Lance Corporal on 15th January 1915. He was reported missing at Gallipoli on 22nd August 1915 but presumed to have died on 21st August 1915. His name appears on the Helles Memorial, Gallipoli, Turkey (Panel 136 to 139) and on the Fontmell Magna War Memorial, Shaftesbury. He was awarded the Victory, British War and 1915 Star medals (which were sent to his father at 37 South Street, Fontmell Magna).
His brothers, Edgar William, Reginald Henry and John Percival, all served and survived.
Printed Sources:
"Fontmell Magna and the First World War", compiled by Chris Bellers, Fontmell Magna Village Archive Society, 2014.
His brothers, Edgar William, Reginald Henry and John Percival, all served and survived.
Printed Sources:
"Fontmell Magna and the First World War", compiled by Chris Bellers, Fontmell Magna Village Archive Society, 2014.
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Links to related web content / sources: Commonwealth War Graves CommissionThe National ArchivesEdgar William MerrifieldJohn Percival MerrifieldReginald Henry Merrifield
