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MERCER, Charles Ezekiel
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | 5159, 3643 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 42nd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Clifton, Canada, date not yet discovered |
| Home Town: | Not yet discovered |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Showman |
| Died: | 22 July 1940, cause of death not yet discovered, place of death not yet discovered, age not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
West Terrace Cemetery (AIF Section) 4 4C N Light Oval |
| Memorials: |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 1 Apr 1916: | Involvement Private, 5159, 8th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Suffolk embarkation_ship_number: A23 public_note: '' | |
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| 1 Apr 1916: | Embarked Private, 5159, 8th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Suffolk, Melbourne | |
| 2 Aug 1917: | Involvement Private, 3643, 47th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '19' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Miltiades embarkation_ship_number: A28 public_note: '' | |
| 2 Aug 1917: | Embarked Private, 3643, 47th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Miltiades, Sydney | |
| 11 Nov 1918: | Involvement Private, 3643, 42nd Infantry Battalion |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Geoffrey Gillon
Address-Brisbane GPO, Brisbane, Queensland
Private-47th Battalion, 10th Reinforcement and 8th Battalion, 16th Reinforcement
Unit from Nominal Roll-42nd Battalion.
War service: Western Front.
Age at embarkation-33 or 35.
Next of kin-Mother, Mrs E Mercer, 72 Elk Street, Clifton, Canada