William Henry MERCER

MERCER, William Henry

Service Numbers: NX190459, N229901
Enlisted: 30 January 1942, Kingsford, New South Wales
Last Rank: Private
Last Unit: 2 Mountain Battery
Born: Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 17 March 1911
Home Town: Kingsford, Randwick, New South Wales
Schooling: Certificate of Entry (Secondary School)
Occupation: Salesman, H. Small & Co, Chocolates Manufactor
Died: Injuries (Mess Hut Explosion), New Guinea, 16 December 1943, aged 32 years
Cemetery: Lae War Cemetery
CWGC Grave Reference ~ Plot T. Row A. Grave 8. Personal Inscription ~ "ALWAYS REMEMBERED BY LOVING WIFE, SON RON & MOTHER"
Memorials: Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour
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World War 2 Service

3 Sep 1939: Involvement Gunner, NX190459
30 Jan 1942: Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, N229901, 2nd Motor Transport Company, Kingsford, New South Wales
8 Dec 1943: Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, NX190459
1 May 1944: Transferred Australian Military Forces (WW2) , 2 Mountain Battery

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