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Life Summary

Name	Harold St Aubyn Mercer
Alternative Names	Harold St Aubin Mercer Harold Hamer Mercer Harold St Aubyn Bailey Harold St Aubyn Harold St Aubyn Bayley Percy Pawnticket Harold Hardup Hamer
Born	22 February, 1882 Kelvin Grove, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Died	13 June, 1952 (aged 70) Bondi, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Cause of Death	motor vehicle accident
Cultural Heritage	English Scottish Includes subject's nationality; their parents' nationality; the countries in which they spent a significant part of their childhood, and their self-identity.
Religious Influence	Anglican Catholic Includes the religion in which subjects were raised, have chosen themselves, attendance at religious schools and/or religious funeral rites; Atheism and Agnosticism have been included.
Occupation or Descriptor *	chess player (1894-1952) New South Wales, Australia poet (1897-1952) New South Wales, Australia short story writer (1900-1952) New South Wales, Australia theatrical manager (1902-1905) New South Wales, Australia clerk (1905-1908) New South Wales, Australia trade union official (1907-1947) New South Wales, Australia accountant (1908-1952) New South Wales, Australia soldier (1917-1919) Federal, Australia journalist (1925-1952) New South Wales, Australia insolvent (1926-1927) New South Wales, Australia
Military Service *	World War I (soldier) World War II (Volunteer Defence Corps) 1st Battalion (soldier, 1917-1919) Volunteer Defence Corps (soldier, 1941-1946)
Legacies *	Harold Mercer Cup (eponym)
Key Organisations *	Federated Clerks Union of Australia (NSW) (organiser, ?-1947) Clerks' Union (NSW) (member, 1905) Clerks' Union (NSW) (secretary, 1907-?) Australian Journalists' Association (NSW) (member, 1910-1952) Federated Clerks Union of Australia (NSW) (life member, 1947-1952)
Workplaces *	All About Australians (magazine) (contributor, ?-?) Aussie (magazine) (contributor, ?-?) Australian Women's Weekly (contributor, ?-1952) Bulletin (magazine) (contributor, ?-1952) Worker (Wagga) newspaper (contributor, ?-1952)

* Dates are approximate