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Private HARRY MERCER

Service Number: 20394
Regiment & Unit/Ship

Black Watch (Royal Highlanders)

"C" Coy. 14th Bn.

Date of Death

Died 08 November 1917

Age 24 years old

Buried or commemorated at

BEERSHEBA WAR CEMETERY

O. 44.

Israel and Palestine (including Gaza)

Commonwealth War Graves Commission - Headstone Placeholder
  • Country of Service United Kingdom
  • Additional Info Son of James William and Ellen Mercer, of 25, Back Lane, Daisy Hill, Bradford, Yorks.
  • Personal Inscription TO LIVE IN HEARTS WE LEAVE BEHIND IS NOT TO DIE
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Buried or commemorated at

BEERSHEBA WAR CEMETERY
Israel and Palestine (including Gaza)
Number of casualties: 1239
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