George Alexander MERCER

MERCER, George Alexander

Service Number: 1386
Enlisted: 7 December 1914, Enlisted at Rockhampton, QLD
Last Rank: Private
Last Unit: 9th Infantry Battalion
Born: Gympie, Queensland, Australia, 1887
Home Town: Gladstone, Gladstone, Queensland
Schooling: Not yet discovered
Occupation: Miner
Died: Illness (Pneumonia), Malta, 21 July 1915
Cemetery: Pieta Military Cemetery
Plot B, Row II, Grave 6., Pieta Military Cemetery, Tal-Pieta, Malta (island), Malta
Memorials: Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Many Peaks Roll of Honour
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World War 1 Service

7 Dec 1914: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1386, 9th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Rockhampton, QLD
13 Feb 1915: Involvement Private, 1386, 9th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Seang Bee embarkation_ship_number: A48 public_note: ''
13 Feb 1915: Embarked Private, 1386, 9th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Seang Bee, Brisbane

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Biography contributed by Carol Foster

Son of Ellen Mercer of Gympie, QLD

Husband of Alice Mary Mercer of Gladstone, QLD

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal