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John William MERCER

Regimental number222
Place of birthLiverpool England
ReligionProtestant
OccupationEngine driver
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation23
Next of kinFather, Edwin Mercer, c/o Chalburne Telegraph Co, Liverpool, England
Enlistment date20 August 1914
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name6th Battalion, B Company
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/23/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A20 Hororata on 19 October 1914
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll6th Battalion
FateReturned to Australia 11 January 1918
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Plaque in Western Australia Garden of Remembrance
Date of death1 February 1960

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