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Mervyn Alfred Town

Birth	:	31 Dec 1915 Maryborough, Fraser Coast Region, Queensland, Australia
Death	:	26 Jul 1968 Tiaro, Fraser Coast Region, Queensland, Australia
Burial	:	Maryborough Lawn Cemetery, Maryborough, Fraser Coast Region, Australia
Coordinate	:	-25.5126410, 152.6731850
Plot	:	VII 1216
Description	:	Buried: 29 July 1968 WORLD WAR II - Service Record Name TOWN, MERVYN ALFRED Service Australian Army Service Number QX36766 (Q41880) Date of Birth 31 Dec 1915 Place of Birth MARYBOROUGH, QLD Date of Enlistment 4 Jan 1941 Locality on Enlistment MUNGAR JUNCTION, QLD Place of Enlistment BRISBANE, QLD Next of Kin TOWN, ELSIE Date of Discharge 26 Jul 1944 Rank Lieutenant Posting at Discharge 49 BN DET WW2 Honours and Gallantry None for display Prisoner of War No BRIDGE LABOURER KILLED AT TIARO An Aubinville man was killed, and two men were seriously injured yesterday afternoon, when a train and a motor quadracycle collided in... Read More	Buried: 29 July 1968 WORLD WAR II - Service Record Name TOWN, MERVYN ALFRED Service Australian Army Service Number QX36766 (Q41880) Date of Birth 31 Dec 1915 Place of Birth MARYBOROUGH, QLD Date of Enlistment 4 Jan 1941 Locality on Enlistment MUNGAR JUNCTION, QLD Place of Enlistment BRISBANE, QLD Next of Kin TOWN, ELSIE Date of Discharge 26 Jul 1944 Rank Lieutenant Posting at Discharge 49 BN DET WW2 Honours and Gallantry None for display Prisoner of War No BRIDGE LABOURER KILLED AT TIARO An Aubinville man was killed, and two men were seriously injured yesterday afternoon, when a train and a motor quadracycle collided in the southern end of the Tiaro railway yards. The dead man was Mervyn Alfred Town, 53, a temporary bridge labourer, who had been with the Railway Department for only 16 days. A motor-quad is a type of motorised "pumper' used by railway work gangs when they are working on the line. The men were returning from Gundiah to Tiaro when the collision occurred. The collision occurred as a north-bound ballast train rounded a curve at the southern end of the Tiaro rail yards. The men were in the process of removing the quad from the rails when it was struck. The train was pulled by a steam locomotive and was hauling ballast from Gympie to Maryborough. The accident occurred at 3.23 pm. A departmental inquiry has begun into the collision. .....[Maryborough Chronicle dated 27th July, 1968] Death Notice - Maryborough Chronicle dated 29th July, 1968: TOWN, Mervyn Alfred (Capt. 2nd A.I.F.) Accidentally at Tiaro, on July 26, 1968, Mervyn Alfred, beloved husband of Elsie Isobel Town, of 12 Booker Street, Aubinville, Maryborough, beloved father of Denise, Geoffrey and Allan, brother of Des (Sydney), Ray (Rockhampton) and Peggy (Brisbane). Aged 52 years.

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Where is Mervyn Alfred Town's memorial?
Mervyn Alfred Town's memorial is located at: Maryborough Lawn Cemetery, Maryborough, Fraser Coast Region, Australia.
When did Mervyn Alfred Town death?
Mervyn Alfred Town death on 26 Jul 1968 in Tiaro, Fraser Coast Region, Queensland, Australia
Where are the coordinates of the Mervyn Alfred Town's memorial?
Latitude: -25.5126410
Longitude: 152.6731850

Family Members:

Parent

Alfred Henry Town

(1889 - 1963)

Ellen McKewen Town

(1895 - 1963)

Spouse

Elsie Isobel Neilsen Town

(1921 - 2003)

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Nearby Cemetories:

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Coordinate: -25.5126410, 152.6731850

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