1918-2008: Ninety Years of Remembrance

Soldier Record

Francis Melville Mercier

Contributed by: Christian McCale, on 2008-11-13

Francis Melville Mercier
Rank
First Name Francis Melville
Surname Mercier
Year of Birth 1898
Year of Death 1917
Regiment East Lancashire Regiment
Place of Wartime Residence Manchester, Lancashire

Francis Melville's Story

Francis was a Corporal in the East Lancashire Regiment, service number 235190. Died 31 July 1917 during the third battle at Ypres, Belgium. Named on panel 34, Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial.

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