Trooper

Laurence James Dale Mercer

Conflict: 
WW2
Additional Information: 

Son of Herbert James Mercer and of Bertha Mercer (nee Dale), of Selwyn, Canterbury, New Zealand.

References:
  • CWGC
NZ WAR GRAVES

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Personal Tributes:

Casualty

Service Number: 
81157
Name:
Laurence James Dale Mercer
Rank: 
Trooper
Date of Birth:
24 June 1910
Place of Birth: 
Timaru, Canterbury, New Zealand
Next of Kin: 
H.J. Mercer (father), Selwyn, RMD, Dunsandel, New Zealand
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Enlistment Address: 
Selwyn, RMD, Dunsandel, New Zealand
Occupation on Enlistment:
Civil Servant
Armed Force: 
Army
Unit:
New Zealand Armoured Corps, 20 Regiment

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Killed in action
Date of Death:
15 December 1943
Day of Death:
Wednesday
Age at Death: 
33
Conflict: 
WW2

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force (2NZEF)
Embarkment Date:
14 May 1943
Destination:
Egypt

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

Cemetery

Cemetery Reference: 
XIII. B. 7.
Cemetery Location: 
Italy
Laurence James Dale Mercer
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