Private

Edgar Joseph Mercer

Conflict: 
WW1
Additional Information: 

Son of Thomas and Margaret Mercer, of Makikihi, Timaru.

References:
  • CWGC
  • Archives New Zealand
NZ WAR GRAVES

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Personal Tributes:

Casualty

Service Number: 
47504
Name:
Edgar Joseph Mercer
Rank: 
Private
Date of Birth:
28 February 1882
Place of Birth: 
Makikihi, South Canterbury, New Zealand
Next of Kin: 
Mrs Margaret Mercer (mother), Makikihi, Canterbury, New Zealand
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Occupation on Enlistment:
Farmer
Armed Force: 
Army
Unit:
NZEF, 2 New Zealand Entrenching Battalion

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Killed in action
Date of Death:
14 April 1918
Day of Death:
Sunday
Age at Death: 
32
Conflict: 
WW1

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
New Zealand Expeditionary Force
Embarkation Place:
Wellington, New Zealand
Embarkment Date:
12 June 1917
Transport:
HMNZT 86
Vessel:
Maunganui
Destination:
England

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

Cemetery

Cemetery Location: 
Belgium
Edgar Joseph Mercer
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