Col. John Charles Merriman Traill

1880 - 1942  (62 years)

• Name	John Charles Merriman Traill  [1]
  Prefix	Col.
  Birth	24 Jan 1880	Edinburgh, Scotland   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Death	12 Jun 1942	Wangaratta, Victoria, Australia   [1, 3]
  Person ID	I380	Heddle fam tree
  Last Modified	15 May 2008

  
  

  Father	George William Traill,   b. 26 Oct 1836, Rousay and Egilshay, Orkney, Scotland d. 7 Apr 1897 (Age 60 years)
  Mother	Phebe Marshall Trew   d. 14 Apr 1918
  Marriage	28 Mar 1867	St. Nicholas, Aberdeen, Scotland   [2, 4]
  Family ID	F83	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Georgina McCombie Pearson,   b. 11 Dec 1893   d. Yes, date unknown
  Marriage	12 Feb 1917	St. Mary's Cathedral, Edinburgh, Scotland   [1]
  Divorce	24 Jul 1928
  Family ID	F584	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	15 May 2008

  
  

  Family 2	Mollie Helen Roche,   b. 22 Sep 1900, Cheshire, England d. Yes, date unknown
  Marriage	8 Nov 1928	Melbourne, Australia   [1]
  Children	1. Living
  Family ID	F136	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	15 May 2008

  
  

• Notes

  He has a page at the Australian Dictionary of Biography Online: http://www.adb.online.anu.edu.au/biogs/A120282b.htm He was a military man (except between wars) and served in the Boer War, the First World War and died in 1942 on Active Service in the Second World War. He was a Colonel, was C.O of the 5th Battalion and was awarded the Distinguished Service Order (the second highest distinction after the Victoria Cross) and the Military Cross.

  
  

• Sources

  [S264] Web - Australian Dictionary of Biography Online. [S4] William Traill of Woodwick, MD, Book - Genealogy of the Traills of Orkney, (Published in Kirkwall: J. Calder, 1883 Found online at https://play.google.com/store/books/details?id=tDENAAAAYAAJ&rdid=book-tDENAAAAYAAJ&rdot=1). [S19] Charles Traill, descendent of William Traill of Woodwick, Personal - Charles Traill notes. [S422] Personal - Martin Traill research.