Regas Julian Marriner

Service number: 17566

Rank: Private

Unit: 6th Field Ambulance

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Source: National Archives of Australia

Regas Marriner was born at Balmain in 1894, son of Herbert Marriner, the hon secretary of the Sydney Philharmonic Society. He was an analyst’s assistant. He enlisted on 16 March 1916 giving his mother Elizabeth at Pacific Parade, Manly as next of kin. He served with the 6thField Ambulance.

He was awarded the Military Medal on 12 July 1918 (gazetted 12 February 1919); the citation referred to him carrying stretcher cases for 14 hours under heavy shellfire.

He returned to Australia on 4 July 1919. He also served in WW2 as a Captain, N57835. His photo appeared in the Sydney Mail 4 September 1918, p16.