Charles Vernon Mercer
In 1911 he was a brewery bottle washer.
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Charles Vernon Mercer was born in 1893 at Hyson Green, he was the son of Catherine Bexon (formerly Mercer) née Bottomore and the late Benjamin Mercer and the brother of Frederick Leslie Mercer. He was the half brother of Jessie May and Hilda Marjorie Bexon.
His father Benjamin was born in 1879 he died in 1906 at Leeds he was 27 yrs of age his mother Catherine Bottomore was born in 1873 at Nottingham, they were married in 1897 at Bristol, Gloucestershire, his brother Frederick Leslie was born in 1900 at Nottingham.
His mother remarried in 1907 at Nottingham to George Bexon born 1868 at Basford, Nottingham,
In 1911 they lived at 36 Cope Street Radford Nottingham.
He was the husband of Lily Smith (born 18th September 1893 ) and the father of Charles Vernon born 21st March 1914, Tennent born 20th February 1915, Laurence born 12th March 1916 and Lily Mercer born 6th March 1917 of 8 Wilfred Terrace Bridlington Street Hyson Green Nottingham.
Following his death his widow Lily was awarded a pension of 33 shillings and 9 pence a week which commenced on 19th May 1919.
Private Charles Vernon Mercer, enlisted at Nottingham, he served with the 708th Motor Transport Company, Army Service Corps, he died of pneumonia on 29th October 1918 in the Balkans, he is buried in Skopje British Cemetery.
CWGC headstone, personal inscription: 'His duty nobly done'
Nottingham Evening Post notice (abridged), 13 November 1918: MERCER died of pneumonia, October 30th, Private Charles Vernon Mercer, eldest son of Mrs Bexon, 35 Cope Street. Mother
Nottingham Evening Post 14th November 1918 :-
“MERCER. – Died of pneumonia abroad October 30th, Pte. Charles Vernon Mercer, eldest and dearly loved son of Mrs. Bexon, 36 Cope-street. They miss him most who love him best. – Mother.”
Nottingham Evening Post 16th November 1918 :-
“MERCER. – On the 30th October, Pte. Charles Vernon, eldest grandson of Mr. and Mrs. Bottomore, died of pneumonia in Salonika. Grief too deep for words. – Sorrowing wife and children.”
Above are courtesy of Jim Grundy and his facebook pages Small Town Great War Hucknall 1914-1918
Photo of Charles Vernon Mercer
MERCER Charles Vernon grave at Skopje British Cemetery, Skopje, North Macedonia, courtesy of Gabor K and find a grave website.