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Harold Mercer

In memory of:

Engine Room Artificer 4th Class Harold Mercer

October 30, 1918

Military Service

Service Number:

VR/6418

Age:

23

Force:

Navy

Unit:

Royal Naval Canadian Volunteer Reserve

Division:

H.M.C.S. Galiano

Additional Information

Son of James and Bessie Mercer, of House 24, Michel, B.C.

Commemorated on Page 470 of the First World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information

Cemetery:

VICTORIA MEMORIAL
British Columbia, Canada

Grave Reference:

N/A

Location:

On Vancouver Island in Ross Bay Cemetery, British Columbia, is the VICTORIA MEMORIAL. The cemetery holds 133 war graves and contains, in a separate plot, the Naval Memorial which consists simply of a square block of granite bearing the names of 39 officers and men who were lost or buried at sea in the Pacific Ocean. Of these, 36 were from the HMCS Galiano which went down on October 30, 1918. Behind the VICTORIA MEMORIAL stands a Cross of Sacrifice.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

Digital Collection

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  • Photo of Harold Mercer– Harold Mercer, Royal Canadian Naval Volunteer Reserve, in his Naval Uniform.

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    Photo of Harold Mercer
    Photo of Harold Mercer – Harold Mercer, Royal Canadian Naval Volunteer Reserve, in his Naval Uniform.
  • Commemorative Card– Commemorative Card sent to Harold's mother, Bessie, after his death.

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    Commemorative Card
    Commemorative Card – Commemorative Card sent to Harold's mother, Bessie, after his death.
  • Commemorative Scroll– This is the Commemorative Scroll which Harold's mother Bessie received from the British monarch, King George V, after Harold's tragic death.

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    Commemorative Scroll
    Commemorative Scroll – This is the Commemorative Scroll which Harold's mother Bessie received from the British monarch, King George V, after Harold's tragic death.
  • Newspaper clipping– Memorial notice for Harold Mercer placed in the Calgary Herald on October 30th, 1919.

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    Newspaper clipping
    Newspaper clipping – Memorial notice for Harold Mercer placed in the Calgary Herald on October 30th, 1919.

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