Merrington, Ernest Northcroft

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M.A.; Ph.D. (Harv.) : Senior Chaplain, A.I.F., Gallipoli, England and France. Enlisting 8th September, 1914, and sailing on 23rd with 9th Battn., was attached to 1st A.L.H. Bde. in Egypt and landed at Gallipoli with it 12th May, 1915, when appointed Senior Chaplain, A. and N.Z. Division, serving till invalided, 27th October, returning to Australia 4th January, 1916. Re-enlisting and sailing 29th December, 1917, after resuming duty as Senior Chaplain (Presbyterian), 1st (Queensland) Military District for twelve months, served at No. 3 Australian Auxiliary Hospital, Dartford, from 21st March to 25th April, 1918, and then at H.Q., Tidworth, till 4th July. Crossing to France, was at Australian Infantry Base Depot, Rouelles, till appointed to 2nd Divisional Troops, attached to 5th Artillery Brigade 26th October, remaining with them until demobilisation. A.M.F. : Senior Chaplain (Presbyterian) 1st Military District. Medallist, M.A. and B.A. Woolley Travelling Scholar, 1903-05. Prizeman and Research Student, Edin. Univ., 1903-04. Member of Senate, University of Queensland, 1916 and 1919, and First Chairman, Emmanuel College. Member of St. Andrew's College.

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1876

Merrington E.N. : Life.Birth 27 Aug 1876
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Early education at Sydney Boys High School, Surry Hills, NSW, Australia
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Tertiary education at Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, USA
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Tertiary education at University of Sydney, Camperdown, NSW, Australia
1900

Tertiary education at University of Sydney, Camperdown, NSW, Australia 1900
1903

Tertiary education at University of Sydney, Camperdown, NSW, Australia 1903
1911

Tertiary education at University of Queensland, St Lucia, Brisbane, QLD, Australia 1911
1914

Enlisted 8 Sep 1914
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Military service as Senior Chaplain at Gallipoli --, Turkey ; Wingate, England --, United Kingdom ; France --, France
1914

Embarked 24 Sep 1914
1915

Military service as Senior Chaplain at Gallipoli --, Turkey 25 May 1915
1915

Invalided 27 Oct 1915 at Gallipoli [ Turkey ]
1916

Member of Senate at St Lucia -University of Queensland- Brisbane, QLD, Australia 1916
1916

Returned to Australia 2 Feb 1916
1917

Re-Enlisted 1917
1917

Re-appointed 29 Dec 1917
1918

Military service as Senior Chaplain at France --, France 1918
1918

Embarked 19 Jan 1918
1919

Returned to Australia 23 Jun 1919
1928

Minister at Dunedin --, New Zealand 1 December 1928
1932

Master at Dunedin --, New Zealand 14 December 1932
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Military award: 1914-15 Star on

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