Walter Mercer
Details
| Forename | Walter |
|---|---|
| Surname | Mercer |
| Middle Name | |
| Memorial | Aspull Cenotaph |
| Age | 28 |
| Address | 28 Woodfield Street, New Springs, Mrs Mercer mother |
| Parents' Address | As above |
| Township | Aspull |
| Rank | Lance Corporal |
| Occupation or place of work | Mine employee |
| Regiment | Machine gun section of Kings Own Royal Lancashire Regiment 8th Batt |
| Day of Death | 15 |
| Month of Death | July |
| Year of Death | 1916 |
| Cause of Death | Killed in action |
| Place of Burial | THIEPVAL MEMORIAL Pier and Face 5 D and 12 B |
| Regiment Number | 15615 |
| Name of War | First World War |
| Location | Aspull |
| Additional Information | Killed about 70 Germans before being killed WO 19/8/16 Wigan Coal & Iron Co Records |
