MERCER, Edgar Joseph
(Service number 47504)
| First Rank | Private | Last Rank | Private |
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Birth
| Date | 28/02/1882 | Place of Birth | Makikikhi, South Canterbury |
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Enlistment Information
| Date | 2 February 1917 | Age | 34 |
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| Address at Enlistment | Makikihi. | ||
| Occupation | Farmer | ||
| Previous Military Experience | Territorials, Studholme Mounted Rifles. | ||
| Marital Status | Single | ||
| Next of Kin | Mrs Margaret Mercer (mother), Makikihi, Canterbury, NZ. | ||
Military Service
| Served with | NZ Armed Forces | Served in | Army |
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Embarkation Information
| Body on Embarkation | NZEF | ||
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| Unit, Squadron, or Ship | 27th Reinforcements (First Draft) Specialists Company, Signal Section. | ||
| Date | 12 June 1917 | ||
| Transport | Maunganui | ||
| Embarked From | Wellington, NZ | Destination | England. |
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| Last Unit Served With | NZ Entrenching Battalion. | ||
Military Awards
| Campaigns | Battle of Lys, Flanders 1918. | ||
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Award Circumstances and Date
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Prisoner of War Information
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Death
| Date | 14 April 1918 | Age | 36 years |
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| Place of Death | Meteren, France. | ||
| Cause | Killed in Action | ||
| Memorial or Cemetery | Messines Ridge (NZ) Memorial, Messines Ridge British Cemetery, Belgium. | ||
| New Zealand Memorials | On Memorial wall, Timaru; Waimate First World War Memorial | ||
Biographical Notes
Sources
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Researched and Written by
Cynthia McCaughan (SC branch NZSG); Lesley Tennent (SC branch NZSG)
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