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Second Lieutenant JOHN SUTHERLAND MERRILES

Regiment & Unit/Ship

Royal Scots

5th Bn.

Date of Death

Died 19 June 1915

Age 31 years old

Buried or commemorated at

TWELVE TREE COPSE CEMETERY

I. B. 8.

Turkey (including Gallipoli)

Commonwealth War Graves Commission - Headstone Placeholder
  • Country of Service United Kingdom
  • Additional Info Son of William Merriles and Annie Merriles, of 17, Archibald Place, Edinburgh. Native of Haddington, East Lothian.
  • Personal Inscription FOR TRUTH & RIGHT HE FOUGHT A GOOD FIGHT
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Buried or commemorated at

TWELVE TREE COPSE CEMETERY
Turkey (including Gallipoli)
Number of casualties: 3361
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