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Duncan Josiah Mercer

In memory of:

Corporal Duncan Josiah Mercer

September 1, 1944

Military Service

Service Number:

F/30837

Age:

21

Force:

Army

Unit:

British Columbia Dragoons, R.C.A.C.

Division:

9th Armd. Regt.

Additional Information

Born:

July 21, 1923
St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador

Enlistment:

June 22, 1942
Halifax, Nova Scotia

Son of William Robert and Lillian Ada Mercer, of St. John's, Newfoundland.

Commemorated on Page 180 of the Newfoundland Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information

Cemetery:

GRADARA WAR CEMETERY
Italy

Grave Reference:

I, H, 36.

Location:

GRADARA WAR CEMETERY is situated in the Commune of Gradara in the Province of Pesaro, at a distance of about 1.5 kilometres from the shores of the Adriatic. To reach the GRADARA WAR CEMETERY from Highway A14 (Bologna-Taranto), exit at Cattolica, which is the nearest town and a seaside resort. The Cemetery is on the main road 5 kilometres south west of the town. The cemetery occupies a unique position on a hillside which was terraced for agriculture, each row of graves taking up one terrace. The site for the cemetery was chosen in November 1944 and it contains the graves of casualties incurred during the advance from Ancona to Rimini (which broke the Gothic Line) and in the heavy fighting around Rimini, which was taken by the Allies on 21st September 1944.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

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  • Grave Markers– Row of markers in the tiered Gradara War Cemetery - May 2013 … Photo courtesy of Marg Liessens

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    Grave Markers – Row of markers in the tiered Gradara War Cemetery - May 2013 … Photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
  • Memorial– Cross of Sacrifice - Gradara War Cemetery - May 2013 … Photo courtesy of Marg Liessens

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    Memorial – Cross of Sacrifice - Gradara War Cemetery - May 2013 … Photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
  • Memorial– View of the Cross of Sacrifice from the tiered rows of Gradara War Cemetery - May 2013

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    Memorial – View of the Cross of Sacrifice from the tiered rows of Gradara War Cemetery - May 2013
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    Grave Marker – Grave marker - Gradara War Cemetery - May 2013
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  • Photo of Iwan Davies– Youth Delegate Iwan Davies gives his commemorative presentation at the grave of Newfoundland veteran Duncan Josiah Mercer at Cradara Canadian War Cemetery, on Saturday, October 30, 2004.

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    Photo of Iwan Davies – Youth Delegate Iwan Davies gives his commemorative presentation at the grave of Newfoundland veteran Duncan Josiah Mercer at Cradara Canadian War Cemetery, on Saturday, October 30, 2004.
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