| Date of birth | 14 August 1877 |
| Date of death | 12 December 1917 |
| Mothers name | Fanny Eliza (née Sweet) |
| Spouses name | Margaret (née Fraser) of Kauru Rd, Levin (m 6 September 1904, Bulls by Rev Doull) |
| Mothers place of birth | Nelson, NZ |
| Spouses place of death | Wanganui |
| Fathers name | Peter Rollins Gorringe |
| Fathers place of birth | England |
| Marriage date | 6 September 1904 |
| Place of marriage | Bulls, New Zealand by Rev Doull |
| Siblings | Reginald Ernest P (b 1871) , Frank Herbert Rollins (1872), Clifford Roy Mc Murdo (b 1883, WW1 Regimental number 17462, Constance Lucy M (b 1883) |
| Children | Donald Frank |
| Cause of death | Killed in action |
| Buried where | Polygon Wood Cemetery, Belgium. Plot 1, Row C, Grave 9 |
| Awards | British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Place of birth | Manston, Dorset England |
| Occupation | Farmer & Farrier. Ihakara, Levin. |
| Place of death | In the Field, Belgium |
| Date of arrival overseas | 20 July 1917 |
| Theatres of war | Western Front |
| Place of embarkation | Wellington on "Tofua" |
| Surname | GORRINGE |
| War memorial | Levin, Weraroa Peace Gates, Ihakara Hall, Muhunoa Roll of Honour Board |
| Place enlisted | Levin |
| Christian names | Mervyn Hugh Egerton |
| Place of arrival overseas | Devonport, England |
| Wars | WW1 |
| Service number | 38807 |
| Religion | C of E |
| Date enlisted | 14 October 1916 |
| Final rank | Lance Corporal |
| Regiment or service | 2nd Bn Otago Regiment NZEF |
| Embarkation date | 26 April 1917 |
| User reference | 2.96 |
Birth registration Vol 5a, page 244 registered Sturminster, Dorset, England
Probate: Will at Archives NZ Wellington.
NOK: Mrs Margaret Gorringe (Wife), Kauru Rd, Levin
Frank Herbert Rollins Gorringe, Farmer, Executor and Trustee asked to carry on with the farm.
Son Donald went to Wanganui Collegiate School and was a Farmer at Marton
Mervyn is also remembered on the following memorials in NZ: Mangaweka School Gates, Raumaewa Rd, Mangaweka; Kawhatu Church, Mangaweka; The Library at Trentham Military Camp, Hutt Valley.
In the UK he is remembered on the following memorials: Manston Parish Church, Dorset; Radley College, Oxford.
Height: 6'4½" Weight: 179lb.
Eyes: Grey Complexion: Dark.
Hair: Black. Chest: 34”-38”.
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