Husband of Mrs. Mercer, formerly of 29, Queen Street, Farnworth, Lancashire. Posted as missing since 24/05/1915 and subsequently presumed killed.
Mercer, James –
Personal details
- Surname: Mercer
- Forename: James
- Date of birth: Not known
- Birth place: Not known
- Place of residence: Grangetown, Yorkshire
- Gender: Male
- Age of death: Not known
- Place of death: Not known
- Date of death: May 26th, 1915
- Casualty type: Not known
Service details
- Rank: Private
- Unit: 1st/7th (Territorial) Battalion.
- Service number: 3063
- Regiment: Durham Light Infantry
- Enlistment date: Not known
- Enlistment location: Sunderland, County Durham
- Conflict: WW1
Decorations
- Service medals: Not known
- Silver War badge: Not known
- Awards: Not known
Memorials
- Farnworth "Fallen In The Fight" Book
- CWGC Memorial: Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Ieper, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium
- CWGC reference: Panel 36 and 38.
Local newspaper entries
- Farnworth and Worsley Journal entries: 06/08/1915 05/01/1917 06/07/1917 14/12/1917