LEST WE FORGET
Leading Aircraftman George Henry LE MERCIER
Service No: 5964
Born: Perth WA, 5 April 1915
Enlisted in the RAAF: 16 January 1940 (at Laverton VIC)
Unit: No. 2 Embarkation Depot, Sydney NSW
Died: Illness, Concord NSW, 14 August 1942, Aged 27 Years
Buried: Botany General Cemetery, La Perouse NSW
CWGC Additional Information: Son of Charles Henry and Ellen Le Mercier, of Hoffman Mill.
Roll of Honour: Perth WA
Remembered: Panel 115, Commemorative Area, Australian War Memorial, Canberra ACT
Remembered: Cenotaph Undercroft, State War Memorial, Kings Park WA
On 14 August 1942, Leading Aircraftman Le Mercier, a Fitter IIE, died of an illness at No. 113 Australian General Hospital, Concord West.
References:
Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour On-Line Records
Commonwealth War Graves Commission On-Line Records
Department of Veteran’s Affairs On-Line WWII Nominal Roll
National Archives of Australia On-line Record A9301, 5964