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Place of birth

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]

Adelaide South Australia [3]

East Farleigh, Kent [3]

Glasgow Scotland [3]

Ipswich Queensland [3]

London England [3]

Preston, Lancashire [3]

Tonbridge, Kent [3]

Worthing, Sussex [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]

London, Middlesex, England [2]

Loose, Kent [2]

Manchester, Lancashire [2]

Ramsgate, Kent [2]

Ryde, Isle of Wight [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]

Bankstown New South Wales [1]

Barming, Kent [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 Irish Rifles [12]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [12]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [12]

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [11]

Royal Defence Corps [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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Place of birth

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] Adelaide South Australia [3] East Farleigh, Kent [3] Glasgow Scotland [3] Ipswich Queensland [3] London England [3] Preston, Lancashire [3] Tonbridge, Kent [3] Worthing, Sussex [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] London, Middlesex, England [2] Loose, Kent [2] Manchester, Lancashire [2] Ramsgate, Kent [2] Ryde, Isle of Wight [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] Bankstown New South Wales [1] Barming, Kent [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 Irish Rifles [12] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [12] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [12] Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [11] Royal Defence Corps [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]

Maxwell James Mercer

Born 1897

Died 1916

British Army 1446 Private Royal Newfoundland Regiment

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John Mercer

Born 1890

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 45703

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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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William H Mercer

Died 1918

British Army 252288 Private Manchester Regiment

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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 Mercer

Born 1869

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 407134

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William Mercer

Born 1893

Died 1983

British Army M/30917 Private Army Service Corps

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Rosetta Jane Mercer

Born 1898

Died 1936

British Army 1946 Worker Queen Mary's Army Auxiliary Corps

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Albert Owen Mercer

Born 1876

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 229963

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Joseph Mercer

Born 1867

Died 1933

British Army T4/092839 Driver Army Service Corps

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Charles Mercer

Born 1887

Died 1918

British Army 66919 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

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Malcolm Smith Mercer

Born 1859

Died 1916

Canadian Expeditionary Force 17582 Lieutenant Colonel Officer Commanding 1st Infantry Brigade (countersigned his own Attestation paper!)

Canadian Expeditionary Force Major General General Officer Commanding 3rd Canadian Division

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George Benjamin Mercer

Born 1886

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 26256

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Archibald Ariel Mercer

Born 1875

Died 1914

British Army Major Dorsetshire Regiment

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Arthur William Mercer

Born 1886

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 204192

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Harold Mercer

Born 1881

Died 1915

British Army 16463 Private Northumberland Fusiliers

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Charles Mercer

Born 1884

Died 1918

British Army 5532 Private Sherwood Foresters (Notts. and Derby. Regiment)

British Army 70742 Private Sherwood Foresters (Notts. and Derby. Regiment) 1st Battalion

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Walter George Mercer

Born 1886

Died 1916

British Army SD/1406 Private Royal Sussex Regiment 12th (2nd South Downs) Battalion

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John Mercer

Died 1915

British Army 11152 Private East Yorkshire Regiment 1st Battalion

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William Ernest Mercer

Born 1893

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 309440

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