Russell James Merlihan

Rank:

Gunner

Regimental number:

322941

Unit at enlistment:

12th Brigade C.F.A., Headquarters Staff

Force:

C.E.F.

Volunteered or conscripted:

Volunteered

Survived the war:

Yes

Cemetery:

Mount Hope Cemetery, Brantford, Ontario

Commemorated at:

Alexandra Presbyterian Church, Ancient Order of Foresters

Birth country:

Canada

Birth county:

Middlesex

Birth city:

London, Ontario

Address at enlistment:

17 Aberdeen Avenue, Brantford, Ontario

Next of kin address:

17 Aberdeen Avenue, Brantford, Ontario

Trade or calling:

Coremaker

Employer:

Verity Plow Co.

Religious denominations:

Presbyterian

Marital status:

Single

Age at enlistment:

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BX August 9, 1974

MERLIHAN – At the Brantford General Hospital on Thursday, August 8, 1974, Russell J. Merlihan in his 77th year, of 50 Bishop Street; husband of the late Muriel Rathbun; bother of Reginald and Mrs. Chester (Lauriene) Studier both of Brantford; uncle of Mrs. Carl (Betty) Detweiler and Miss Karen Merlihan and Brian Studier all of Brantford; Mrs. Dan (Gail) Johnson and Christopher Merlihan both of Woodstock. Mr. Merlihan both of Woodstock. Mr. Merlihan was a member of Brant Lodge A.F. and A.M., a veteran of the First World War and a member of the Brantford Gunners’ Club, a former employee of George Watt and Son. Resting at Hill and Robinson Limited Funeral Home, Nelson and Queen Streets, from Sunday noon until Monday. Service in the chapel at 2 p.m. Interment Mount Hope Cemetery. Rev. G.A. McMechan will officiate.