The Australian Naval and Military Expeditionary Forces took two aircraft and two pilots to support their operations in New Guinea. The two pilots were Lieutenant Harrison and Lieutenant Merz.

Name : Eric Harrison Date of Birth : 10th August 1886. Place of Birth : Castlemaine, Vic. Occupation : Aviator. Date of Enlistment :   Place of Enlistment : Melbourne. Flying Unit : CFS AN&MEF Previous Unit :   Service : Australian Flying Corps Theatres : Australia New Guinea AIF Rank : Lieutenant Awards :   Victories :   Service Nickname :   AIF Fate :   Date of AIF Fate :   Final Rank : Major, AFC Group Captain, RAAF Date of Death :   Place of Death :   Cause of Death :   Notes :

Name : George Pinnock Merz Date of Birth : 10th October 1891. Place of Birth : Prahran, Melbourne. Occupation : Medical Practitioner. Date of Enlistment :   Place of Enlistment : Melbourne. Flying Unit : CFS AN&MEF Mesopotamian Half Flight Previous Unit :   Service : Australian Flying Corps Theatres : Australia New Guinea Mesopotamia AIF Rank : Lieutenant Awards :   Victories :   Service Nickname :   AIF Fate : Killed In Action Date of AIF Fate : 30th July 1915 Final Rank : Lieutenant Date of Death : 30th July 1915 Place of Death : 20 miles from Basra, Mesopotamia Cause of Death :   Notes : The first Australian Flying Corps airmen to be Killed in Action. Merz also served with the Hospital at Nasiriyeh.