Private

Basil Ernest Mercer

Conflict: 
WW1
Additional Information: 

Son of Charles and Clara Mercer, of Wellington, New Zealand. Also served in Samoa 1914.

References:
  • CWGC
NZ WAR GRAVES

Public Contributions:

There are no public contributions written for this casualty

Personal Tributes:

This is my Great Uncle. Basil's sister, Esme is my Grandmother.

Casualty

Service Number: 
10/2236
Name:
Basil Ernest Mercer
Rank: 
Private
Date of Birth:
Not known
Next of Kin: 
Norman Mercer (cousin), Moxham Avenue, Hataitai, Wellington, New Zealand
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Enlistment Address: 
106 Adelaide Road, Wellington, New Zealand
Armed Force: 
Army
Unit:
NZEF, Wellington Regiment

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Killed in action
Date of Death:
08 August 1915
Day of Death:
Sunday
Age at Death: 
19
Conflict: 
WW1

Embarkation Details

Bodies of Embarkation:

Samoan Advance Party
4th Reinforcements
Places of Embarkation:

Wellington, New Zealand
Wellington, New Zealand
Transport:

HMNZT 1
HMNZT 2
HMNZT 21
HMNZT 22
HMNZT 23
Vessels:

Moeraki or Monowai
Willochra or Knight Templar or Waitomo
Destinations:

Apia, Samoa
Suez, Egypt (25 May 1915)

Text in italics supplied by Cenotaph Online, Auckland War Memorial Museum

Cemetery

Cemetery Reference: 
3
Cemetery Location: 
Turkey
Basil Ernest Mercer
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