Private William Mercer

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PERSONAL INFORMATION

Name: Mercer, William

Date of birth: 1882-03-13

Place of birth: Port Hope Ontario Canada

Name of next of kin: Robert Mercer

Relationship of next of kin: Brother

Address of next of kin: Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario

Marital status: single

Occupation (attested): Riveter

Occupation (normalized): Hand Riveter

Height: 63.5 inches

Religion: Church of England

Date of death: 1916-04-26

Cause of death: Killed in action

Buried: Woods Cemetery, II. F. II.

Regimental number: 452468

Highest Rank: Private (2nd Battalion)

Rank detail

Private, 2nd Battalion, Infantry (Army). 1915-11-30 to 1916-04-26

Degree of service: Europe

Survived war: no

Battle wounded/killed:

KIA at the Belgian Chateau near Hooge

Commemoration location: Book of Remembrance (Ottawa), page 134

CVWM ID: No CVWM ID in our database, but try this.

CWGC ID: 460787

LAC ID: 195023

Attestation record(s): image 1, image 2

Service file: B6122-S030

Uploader's Notes:

Believed to be the son of John & Catharine (Hays), of Port Hope, Ontario. (1891 Port Hope census, marriage registration)

Previous military service: three years, 46th Regiment, Victoria Rifles. (Attestation papers).

Uploader's Research notes:

Son of John Mercer and Catherine Mercer (nee Hayes); younger brother of Robert Mark Mercer (Service No. 348295)

Date added: 2004-09-04

Last modified: 2022-05-01