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John Mercer

Details

Forename John
Surname Mercer
Middle Name
Memorial Ince Cenotaph
Age 36
Address 31 Belle Green Lane, Higher Ince (wife)
Parents' Address 3 John St, Higher Ince
Township Ince, Wigan
Rank Private
Occupation or place of work Leeds and Liverpool Canal Company - canal boatman
Regiment 6th Battallion East Lancashire Regiment
Day of Death 16
Month of Death August
Year of Death 1915
Cause of Death Died from wounds received at the Dardanelles
Place of Burial Portianos Military Cemetery
Regiment Number 16746
Name of War First World War
Location
Additional Information Born in Spennymoor, Co Durham
Husband of Elizabeth

CWGC, Ancestry, WE 11/9/15