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MERCER, Harold St Aubyn
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 7531 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 1st Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Not yet discovered |
| Home Town: | Not yet discovered |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Memorials: |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 10 May 1917: | Involvement Private, 7531, 1st Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '7' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Marathon embarkation_ship_number: A74 public_note: '' | |
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| 10 May 1917: | Embarked Private, 7531, 1st Infantry Battalion, HMAT Marathon, Sydney |
Personal Stories
WW1
The details provided are taken from the book "Stealth Raiders - a few daring men in 1918" written by Lucas Jordan, published 2017, refer to pages 58. 272 & 285. Prior to the war he was a journalist of Sydney NSW. He enlisted 17th April 1917 aged 35 years. He served with the 1st Infantry Battalion rising to the rank of Corporal. He survived the war, departing the UK for home 28th March 1919. During his service he wrote a diary, and this has been donated to the Mitchell Library of NSW reference ML MSS1143.
Submitted 16 March 2020 by Maxwell HILL