MERCER, Owen Thomas
| Service Number: | 55 |
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| Enlisted: | 20 October 1914, Morphettville, South Australia |
| Last Rank: | Trooper |
| Last Unit: | 9th Light Horse Regiment |
| Born: | Perth, Western Australia, 1894 |
| Home Town: | Mile End, City of West Torrens, South Australia |
| Schooling: | St Vincent's School, Goodwood |
| Occupation: | Gardener |
| Died: | Died of wounds, At sea - HMAS Sicilia, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 4 June 1915 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Buried at Sea, Lone Pine Memorial, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey |
| Memorials: | Adelaide National War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Campbelltown Methodist Church WW1 Honour Roll, Lone Pine Memorial to the Missing |
World War 1 Service
| 20 Oct 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 55, Morphettville, South Australia | |
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| 11 Feb 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 55, 9th Light Horse Regiment, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '2' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Karroo embarkation_ship_number: A10 public_note: '' | |
| 11 Feb 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 55, 9th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Karroo, Melbourne | |
| 4 Jun 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Trooper, 55, 9th Light Horse Regiment, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 55 awm_unit: 9th Australian Light Horse Regiment awm_rank: Trooper awm_died_date: 1915-06-04 |
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"THE LATE PRIVATE O. T. MERCER
Private O. T. Mercer, of the 9th Light Horse Regiment, Australian Imperial Force, who died of wounds received in action at the Dardanelles on June 14 on the hospital ship Sicilia, was the second son of Mr. Edmond Mercer, of Western Australia, late of Quorn. He was 22 years of age." - from the Adelaide Chronicle 17 Jul 1915 (nla.gov.au)
"MERCER.-On the 14th June, O. T. Mercer, died of wounds received in action at the Dardanelles. "Though the world is full of strife, he is at peace."— Inserted by his loving friend, M. Goode, Richmond, S.A." - from the Adelaide Chronicle 10 Jul 1915 (nla.gov.au)
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