Captain Miles Earl Merkley
PERSONAL INFORMATION
Name:
Merkley,
Miles Earl
Date of birth: 1890-02-16
Place of birth: Chesterville Ontario Canada
Next of kin: Jessie Eva Merkley, wife. 922 14th Avenue West, Calgary, Alberta
Marital status: married
Occupation (attested): Accountant
Occupation (normalized): Accountant, General
Address:
922 14th Avenue West, Calgary, Alberta
Religion: Presbyterian
Date of death:
1917-11-06
Cause of death:
Killed in action
Buried:
Menin Gate (Ypres) Memorial, Panel 24 - 28 - 30
MILITARY INFORMATION
Regimental number: 160111
Highest Rank:
Captain
(31st Battalion)
Rank detail
- Captain, 31st Battalion, Infantry (Army).
- Private (Army). 1915-09-15 ?
- Captain (Army). 1916-07-22 ?
Degree of service: Europe
Survived war: no
Battle wounded/killed: Passchendaele
RESEARCH INFORMATION
CVWM ID: No CVWM ID in our database, but try
this.
CWGC ID: 1594588
LAC ID:
195167
Service file: B6127-S047
Uploader's Notes:
Son of Frederick W. Merkley and Catherine Merkley of Chesterville, Ontario; husband of Eva Merkley
It would appear from the attestation papers that this man enlisted in the ranks on 15th September 1915 and was commissioned in July 1916. This record has been completed from the details on the commissioned papers.
This man had previously served with the 59th S and G and the 59th Royal Highlanders.
In the war diary he is listed as a Lieutenant at the time of death but in the Canadian Archives he is listed as a Captain
Uploader's Research notes: Info from the attestation papers and the war diary. This man is also on the CWGC site. [Captain Army Canadian Infantry 137th Battalion Private Army Canadian Infantry 82nd Battalion Captain Army Canadian Infantry 31st Battalion ]
ARCHIVAL INFORMATION
Date added: 2004-09-04
Last modified: 2022-02-24