Individual Details
Lieutenant Dr. George Pinnock MERZ
(10 Oct 1891 - 30 Jul 1915)
1ST A I F
2nd Lieutenant Australian Naval and Military Expeditionary Force
Later
Australia Flying Corps
Lieutenant
30 Squadron
Mentioned in Despatches
Reported killed by Arabs of the Beni Malik tribe after making a forced landing near Nasiriya. His observer Lieutenant Burn was also killed.
Son of Annie Merz geb Robertson and George Merz.
Memorials: Alfredton Humffray Street State School Roll of Honor, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Ballarat Australian Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial, Basra Memorial.
2nd Lieutenant Australian Naval and Military Expeditionary Force
Later
Australia Flying Corps
Lieutenant
30 Squadron
Mentioned in Despatches
Reported killed by Arabs of the Beni Malik tribe after making a forced landing near Nasiriya. His observer Lieutenant Burn was also killed.
Son of Annie Merz geb Robertson and George Merz.
Memorials: Alfredton Humffray Street State School Roll of Honor, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Ballarat Australian Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial, Basra Memorial.
Events
| Birth | 10 Oct 1891 | Prahran, Victoria, Australian Colonies |  | ||
| Death | 30 Jul 1915 | Nasiriyah, Nasiriyah District, Dhi Qar, Iraq | | ||
| Burial | Aft 30 Jul 1915 | Panel 43 and 65, Basra Memorial, Al Basrah, Basrah District, Basra, Iraq | | ||
| Miscellaneous | Aft 30 Jul 1915 | Cenotaph Memorial - Presbyterian, Compartment B, Grave 0358B, St Kilda, City of Port Phillip, Victoria, Australia | |
Families
| Father | George MERZ (1866 - 1923) |
| Mother | Annie ROBERTSON (1865 - 1930) |
| Sibling | Louisa Miranda MERZ (1889 - 1960) |
| Sibling | Irena Stella MERZ (1893 - ) |
| Sibling | Thelma MERZ (1898 - 1898) |
Notes
Birth
Australia, Births and Baptisms, 1792-1981Name Annie
Gender Female
Spouse George Merz
Child George Pinnock Merz
Death
Australia, Newspaper Vital Notices, 1831-2001Name Annie Merz
Gender Female
Spouse George Merz
Child George Pinnock Merz
Publication Place Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Note: Only son.
Burial
Find a Grave AustraliaLieutenant George Pinnock Merz VVeteran
Birth
10 Oct 1891
Prahran, City of Stonnington, Victoria, Australia
Death
30 Jul 1915 (aged 23)
Nasiriyah, Nasiriyah District, Dhi Qar, Iraq
Monument
Basra Memorial
Al Basrah, Basrah District, Basra, Iraq
Plot
Panel 43 and 65.
Memorial ID
12996340
Miscellaneous
Find a Grave AustraliaDr George Pinnock Merz
Birth
10 Oct 1891
Prahran, City of Stonnington, Victoria, Australia
Death
30 Jul 1915 (aged 23)
Basra, Iraq
Cenotaph
St. Kilda Cemetery
St Kilda, City of Port Phillip, Victoria, Australia
Plot
Memorial at Presbyterian, Compartment B, Grave 0358B
Memorial ID
145402455