| John Alwarth
Merewether joined the Rifle Brigade and in 1916 was a temporary Captain. He was
killed in action 15th September 1916, aged 34 and has no known grave and is
remembered on the Thiepval Memorial. Over 90% of those commemorated died
between July and November 1916. The memorial also serves as an Anglo-French
Battle Memorial in recognition of the joint nature of the 1916 offensive and a
small cemetery containing equal numbers of Commonwealth and French graves lies
at the foot of the memorial. The memorial, designed by Sir Edwin Lutyens, was
built between 1928 and 1932 and unveiled by the Prince of Wales, in the
presence of the President of France, on 31 July 1932. John was the son of
Walton L. Merewether (Barrister at Law), and Mary R. Merewether, of 294, Jersey
Rd., Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. |