Mercer, Roy (Gunner)

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Accession Number PR82/146
Collection type Private Record
Record type Collection
Measurement 1 wallet: 1 cm
Object type Papers
Maker Mercer, Roy Stanley
Place made At sea, Australia
Date made 1917-1918; 2004
Access Open
Related File This file can be copied or viewed via the Memorial’s Reading Room. AWM315 419/070/024
Conflict First World War, 1914-1918
Copyright

Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain

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Description

Collection relating to 37335 Gunner Roy Mercer, 11 Field Artillery Brigade, 1917-1918; 2004. It comprises a letter and diary describing the journey from Sydney to England via Colombo, Port Suez, Taranto and Cherbourg. The diary details the countryside and people, particularly in Italy and France. Also in the collection is biographical information about Mercer, compiled by his son in 2004.