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Malcolm Smith Mercer

 

Mercer, Malcolm Smith, Toronto, Ontario. Medals/Honours: Companion of the Order of the Bath (CB), Mentioned in Dispatches (MID). Occupation: Barrister-at-law. Military Service: Major General, 3rd Canadian Division, . Attestation Papers. Diary Reference: “The 7th Canadian Infantry Brigade forms part of the 3rd Canadian Division commanded by Major General M. S. Mercer O.C.B,” 2:1 Jan ’16.

Additional Biographical Information:

Dictionary of Canadian Biography Malcolm Smith Mercer

Wikipedia Malcolm Mercer

Major General Malcolm Smith Mercer by G. MacKinnon

Date of Death: 3 June 1916. See casualty details, Commonwealth War Graves Commission. Buried at Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery, 12 km west of Ieper (Ypres), West Flanders, Belgium. Grave Reference: VI.A.38.

 

Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery, near Ieper, West Flanders, Belgium.

 

Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery