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Liverpool, Lancashire, England [13]

Liverpool, Lancashire [7]

Brisbane Queensland [6]

Sydney New South Wales [6]

London, Middlesex [5]

Maidstone, Kent [5]

Blackburn, Lancashire [4]

Hastings, Sussex [4]

Worthing, Sussex [4]

Adelaide South Australia [3]

East Farleigh, Kent [3]

Glasgow Scotland [3]

Ipswich Queensland [3]

London England [3]

London, Middlesex, England [3]

Loose, Kent [3]

Preston, Lancashire [3]

Auckland [2]

Bathurst New South Wales [2]

Belfast [2]

Belfast, Antrim [2]

Bermondsey, London [2]

Bradford, Yorkshire [2]

Carlton Victoria [2]

Chiddingly [2]

Crystal Brook South Australia [2]

Deal, Kent [2]

Dorking, Surrey [2]

Fulham, London [2]

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland [2]

Gravesend, Kent [2]

Guildford, Surrey [2]

Gympie Queensland [2]

Hartlepool, Durham, England [2]

Isleworth, Middlesex [2]

Kent England [2]

Leeds, Yorkshire [2]

Liverpool England [2]

Manchester, Lancashire [2]

Ramsgate, Kent [2]

Rutherglen Scotland [2]

Tonbridge, Kent [2]

Wigan, Lancashire [2]

32 Hudson St, Belfast [1]

Allerton Lanchashire [1]

Alverstock, Hampshire [1]

Andover, Hampshire [1]

Annandale New South Wales [1]

Balham, London [1]

Bamber Bridge Preston Lancashire [1]

Rank

Private [905]

Gunner [95]

Driver [80]

Sapper [74]

Corporal [73]

Serjeant [67]

Second Lieutenant [46]

Lance Corporal [38]

Lieutenant [38]

Captain [22]

Acting Serjeant [13]

Pioneer [13]

Bombardier [11]

Acting Corporal [9]

Major General [8]

Acting Bombardier [7]

Major [7]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [7]

Able Seaman [6]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [6]

Colour Serjeant [5]

Acting Captain [4]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [4]

Company Serjeant Major [4]

Lieutenant Colonel [4]

Staff Serjeant [4]

Stoker 1st Class [4]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [3]

Nursing Sister [3]

Sister [3]

Worker [3]

Acting Corporal 2nd [2]

Air Mechanic 1st Class [2]

Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

Battery Serjeant Major [2]

Boy 1st Class [2]

Colonel /Temporary Brigadier General [2]

Colonel /Temporary Major General [2]

Guardsman [2]

Lance Bombardier [2]

Rifleman [2]

Sergeant [2]

Temporary Lieutenant [2]

Temporary Second Lieutenant [2]

69319 [1]

AC I [1]

AC II [1]

AM I [1]

Acting Colonel [1]

Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [120]

Royal Engineers [117]

Labour Corps [105]

Army Service Corps [103]

Royal Army Medical Corps [68]

Royal Garrison Artillery [62]

Machine Gun Corps [47]

London Regiment [45]

East Lancashire Regiment [43]

Manchester Regiment [41]

Liverpool Regiment [40]

Lancashire Fusiliers [31]

South Lancashire Regiment [29]

Royal Fusiliers [28]

Royal West Kent Regiment [28]

Rifle Brigade [26]

The Queen's Regiment [24]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [22]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [22]

Royal Newfoundland Regiment [22]

Royal Scots [22]

Cheshire Regiment [21]

Northumberland Fusiliers [21]

East Kent Regiment [20]

East Yorkshire Regiment [18]

Royal Army Service Corps [18]

West Yorkshire Regiment [18]

Essex Regiment [16]

Middlesex Regiment [15]

Royal Sussex Regiment [15]

East Surrey Regiment [13]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [13]

Royal Air Force [13]

Royal Defence Corps [12]

Royal Irish Rifles [12]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [12]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [12]

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [11]

Royal Highlanders [11]

Royal Naval Division [11]

Scottish Rifles [11]

Training Reserve Battalion [11]

Welsh Regiment [11]

Border Regiment [10]

Gordon Highlanders [10]

Worcestershire Regiment [10]

York and Lancaster Regiment [10]

Gloucestershire Regiment [9]

King's Own Scottish Borderers [9]

Leicestershire Regiment [9]

Service

British Army [1423]

Royal Navy [161]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [135]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [117]

Australian Imperial Force [76]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [28]

Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

M [1982]

B [1]

C [1]

D [1]

P [1]

S [1]

Contribution

Military Service [1935]

Merchant Navy [39]

Conscientious Objector [8]

Country

United Kingdom [49]

New Zealand [2]

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Liverpool, Lancashire, England [13] Liverpool, Lancashire [7] Brisbane Queensland [6] Sydney New South Wales [6] London, Middlesex [5] Maidstone, Kent [5] Blackburn, Lancashire [4] Hastings, Sussex [4] Worthing, Sussex [4] Adelaide South Australia [3] East Farleigh, Kent [3] Glasgow Scotland [3] Ipswich Queensland [3] London England [3] London, Middlesex, England [3] Loose, Kent [3] Preston, Lancashire [3] Auckland [2] Bathurst New South Wales [2] Belfast [2] Belfast, Antrim [2] Bermondsey, London [2] Bradford, Yorkshire [2] Carlton Victoria [2] Chiddingly [2] Crystal Brook South Australia [2] Deal, Kent [2] Dorking, Surrey [2] Fulham, London [2] Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland [2] Gravesend, Kent [2] Guildford, Surrey [2] Gympie Queensland [2] Hartlepool, Durham, England [2] Isleworth, Middlesex [2] Kent England [2] Leeds, Yorkshire [2] Liverpool England [2] Manchester, Lancashire [2] Ramsgate, Kent [2] Rutherglen Scotland [2] Tonbridge, Kent [2] Wigan, Lancashire [2] 32 Hudson St, Belfast [1] Allerton Lanchashire [1] Alverstock, Hampshire [1] Andover, Hampshire [1] Annandale New South Wales [1] Balham, London [1] Bamber Bridge Preston Lancashire [1]

Rank

Private [905] Gunner [95] Driver [80] Sapper [74] Corporal [73] Serjeant [67] Second Lieutenant [46] Lance Corporal [38] Lieutenant [38] Captain [22] Acting Serjeant [13] Pioneer [13] Bombardier [11] Acting Corporal [9] Major General [8] Acting Bombardier [7] Major [7] Warrant Officer Class 2 [7] Able Seaman [6] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [6] Colour Serjeant [5] Acting Captain [4] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [4] Company Serjeant Major [4] Lieutenant Colonel [4] Staff Serjeant [4] Stoker 1st Class [4] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [3] Nursing Sister [3] Sister [3] Worker [3] Acting Corporal 2nd [2] Air Mechanic 1st Class [2] Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [2] Battery Serjeant Major [2] Boy 1st Class [2] Colonel /Temporary Brigadier General [2] Colonel /Temporary Major General [2] Guardsman [2] Lance Bombardier [2] Rifleman [2] Sergeant [2] Temporary Lieutenant [2] Temporary Second Lieutenant [2] 69319 [1] AC I [1] AC II [1] AM I [1] Acting Colonel [1] Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [120] Royal Engineers [117] Labour Corps [105] Army Service Corps [103] Royal Army Medical Corps [68] Royal Garrison Artillery [62] Machine Gun Corps [47] London Regiment [45] East Lancashire Regiment [43] Manchester Regiment [41] Liverpool Regiment [40] Lancashire Fusiliers [31] South Lancashire Regiment [29] Royal Fusiliers [28] Royal West Kent Regiment [28] Rifle Brigade [26] The Queen's Regiment [24] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [22] Royal Lancaster Regiment [22] Royal Newfoundland Regiment [22] Royal Scots [22] Cheshire Regiment [21] Northumberland Fusiliers [21] East Kent Regiment [20] East Yorkshire Regiment [18] Royal Army Service Corps [18] West Yorkshire Regiment [18] Essex Regiment [16] Middlesex Regiment [15] Royal Sussex Regiment [15] East Surrey Regiment [13] King's Royal Rifle Corps [13] Royal Air Force [13] Royal Defence Corps [12] Royal Irish Rifles [12] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [12] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [12] Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [11] Royal Highlanders [11] Royal Naval Division [11] Scottish Rifles [11] Training Reserve Battalion [11] Welsh Regiment [11] Border Regiment [10] Gordon Highlanders [10] Worcestershire Regiment [10] York and Lancaster Regiment [10] Gloucestershire Regiment [9] King's Own Scottish Borderers [9] Leicestershire Regiment [9]

Service

British Army [1423] Royal Navy [161] Canadian Expeditionary Force [135] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [117] Australian Imperial Force [76] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [28] Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

M [1982] B [1] C [1] D [1] P [1] S [1]

Contribution

Military Service [1935] Merchant Navy [39] Conscientious Objector [8]

Country

United Kingdom [49] New Zealand [2]

Ernest Frederick Mercer

Born 1884

Died 1931

Royal Navy 211527

Royal Navy Boy 2nd Class HMS Ganges (1st Class Training Ship)

Royal Navy 211527 Able Seaman HMS Ouse

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William Mercer

Born 1882

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 139622

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James Mercer

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 66215

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Frederick John Mercer

Born 1882

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 263401

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Charles Dockway Mercer

Born 1883

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 134139

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Arthur Henry Mercer

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 34775

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Lawrence Mercer

Born 1876

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 281169

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Arthur William Mercer

Born 1886

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 204192

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Basil Ernest Mercer

Born 1898

Died 1915

New Zealand Expeditionary Force 10/2236 Private Wellington Infantry Battalion

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Alexander Mercer

Born 1877

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 69802

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Cecil Mercer

Born 1898

Died 1915

British Army 1888 Private East Lancashire Regiment 1st/4th Battalion

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Edward Halley Mercer

Died 1916

British Army 29782 Private Liverpool Regiment 17th Bn.

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George Mercer

Born 1894

Died 1916

British Army 3853 Private Cameron Highlanders

British Army S/40263 Private Cameron Highlanders

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James H. Mercer

Died 1918

British Army 9242 Private Royal Sussex Regiment

British Army 28159 Private East Surrey Regiment

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James Tadman Mercer

Born 1889

Died 1918

British Army 27046 Private East Yorkshire Regiment

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William H Mercer

Died 1918

British Army 252288 Private Manchester Regiment

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Thomas Mercer

Died 1918

British Army 34239 Manchester Regiment

British Army 27899 Private Border Regiment

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William Mercer

Born 1893

Died 1983

British Army M/30917 Private Army Service Corps

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William Mercer

Born 1867

Died 1918

British Army Lieutenant Royal Army Service Corps

British Army Lieutenant Army Service Corps

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John Hunter Mercer

Born 1893

Died 1917

British Army 19280 Serjeant Royal Scots 13th Battalion

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