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  • MERCER
  • MS
  • MALCOLM SMITH
  • Etobicoke Township
  • York , Canada
  • Toronto
  • Born on 17 September 1856; third of ten children of Thomas Mercer (farmer) and Mary Smith.
  • University of Toronto (philosophy, 1881-1885); Osgoode Hall (law)
  • Lawyer
  • Freemason; The general Mercer Lodge was founded in 1919.

Military service

  • 12 August 1914, Valcartier
  • Major General
  • C B, Mentioned in Despatches
  • 3rd Can. Div. Staff Canadian Army
  • At university, he joined the 2nd Battalion of Rifles (Queen's Own Rifles of Canada); promoted Captain October 1891; brevet major December 1902; major April 1906; commandant of the QOR February 1912; command of 1st Infantry Brigade of CEF 1915; command of 3rd Can.Division November 1915; promotion to major-general January 1916

Death

  • 3 June, 1 a.m. - 2 a.m.; Mount Sorrel, just after an inspection tour of the 4th CMR trenches; German shell explosion deafened Mercer; his a.d.c. Gooderham attempted to move Mercer from the 4th CMR dugout to safety; random bullet broke Mercer's leg; died when sheltering in a ditch; body found 21 June in Armagh Wood
  • Shrapnel from British guns pierced his heart
  • 3 June 1916
  • 59
  • VI - A - 38

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