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Nancy Clare Mercer

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Flight of women on the docks at Wellington, part of the Victory Contingent to London. Front Row L to R: S/Sgt J L Copeland, Sgt J S Milne, Cpl E M Tuapawa, Sgt. C E Reid. Middle Row, WAL E J McGovern, Sgt N C Mercer, Cpl J Beasley, Back Row. Sgt. C F Bryers, Cpl J Mitford-Taylor, Sgt J M Gerrie. Image from the EJ Miller personal album held by the Air Force Museum of New Zealand. Image kindly provided by Air Force Museum of New Zealand CC BY NC 3.0.

Flight of women on the docks at Wellington, part of the Victory Contingent to London. Front Row L to …

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Nancy Clare AWMM
  • Surname
    Mercer AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    • WWII W1597 AWMM
    • WWII 1597 AWMM
  • Gender
    Female AWMM
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Civilian life

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  • Birth
    1922 WAAF Strengths (R21072930)
  • Date of birth
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    WW2 Christchurch AWMM
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    Single/WWII AWMM

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    World War II, 1939-1945 AWMM
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    Air Force AWMM
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    • WWII W1597 AWMM
    • WWII 1597 AWMM
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Training and Enlistment

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    WW2 14 July 1941 WAAF List Wigram, Christchurch WAAF List
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Medical history

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