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BSM. John Mercer DCM.
British Army Royal Garrison Artillery
from:St Helens
John Mercer was born in 1874 in St Helens, Merseyside. He joined the Army in 1892 and served most of his army life in India and Ceylon (Sri Lanka).
He joined the Battery on 5/3/1915 as a Sergeant Major and landed in Le Havre with the Battery on 11/7/15. He later went on to 64th Heavy Artillery Group and was awarded the DCM for action at Trones Wood.

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