Charles Merritt - Early Life

Early Life

Merritt was born in Vancouver, British Columbia on 10 November 1908, the elder son of Lt. Colonel Cecil Merritt, who was killed at Ypres in the First World War. He entered the Royal Military College of Canada, H1866 in 1925 at the age of 16 and graduated with honors.

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