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Pre-Enlistment in the 196th Western Universities Battalion

Letter 1	II/Cpl. Alan Emery to William and Georgina Mercer - August 6, 1915 Somewhere in France
Letter 2	Richard Mercer to William and Georgina Mercer - March 27, 1916 Wawota, Saskatchewan, Canada

The 196th University Battalion and Machine Gun Corps Training in England

Letter 3	Cpl. Alan Emery to Uncle William and Aunt Georgina Mercer - May 28, 1916 Somewhere in France
Letter 4	Pte. Richard Mercer to William and Georgina Mercer - June 10, 1916 Camp Hughes, Sewell, Manitoba, Canada
Letter 5	Pte. Richard Mercer to William and Georgina Mercer - October 22, 1916 Camp Hughes, Manitoba, Canada
Letter 6	Pte. Richard Mercer to William and Georgina Mercer - December 13, 1916 Brighton Sanatorium, Brighton, Sussex, England
Letter 7	Pte. Richard Mercer to William and Georgina Mercer - December 17, 1916 Borough Sanatorium, Brighton, Sussex, England
Letter 8	Pte. Richard Mercer to William and Georgina Mercer - March 10, 1917 Crowborough, Sussex, England
Letter 9	Corporal Alan Emery to Uncle William and Aunt Georgina Mercer - April 6, 1917 Somewhere in France

Private Richard Mercer Moving "Up the Line" in France

Letter 10	Reverend G. M. Joyce to William and Georgina Mercer - April 21, 1917 The Woodrow, Witney-Oxon, England
Letter 11	Pte. Richard Mercer to William and Georgina Mercer - April 28, 1917 Camp, Somewhere in France
Letter 12	Unknown Family Friend to William Mercer - May 14, 1917 16 Rufford Rd., Fairfield, Liverpool, Lanc., England
Letter 13	Pte. Richard Mercer to William and Georgina Mercer - May 20, 1917 Camblain L'Abbeye, France
Letter 14	Pte. Richard Mercer to William and Georgina Mercer - June 14, 1917 Camblain L'Abbeye, France
Post Card 15	Pte. Richard Mercer to William and Georgina Mercer - July 17, 1917 Bois de Verdrel, France
Letter 16	Pte. Richard Mercer to William and Georgina Mercer - July 27, 1917 Bois de Verdrel, France
Letter 17	Pte. Richard Mercer to William and Georgina Mercer - September 26, 1917 Barlin, France
Letter 18	Pte. Richard Mercer to William and Georgina Mercer - October 9, 1917 Barlin, France

Belgium, Passchendaele and its Aftermath

Letter 19	Pte. Richard Mercer to William and Georgina Mercer - October 24, 1917 York Camp, near Poperinghe, Passchendaele, Belgium
Letter 20	Pte. Richard Mercer to William and Georgina Mercer - October 29, 1917 York Camp, near Poperinghe, Passchendaele, Belgium
Letter 21	Pte. Richard Mercer to Uncle Henry Mercer - November 11, 1918 Salvation Army, 14th General Hospital at Wimereux, France
Telegram 22	Director of Records to Georgina Mercer - November 14, 1917 Canadian Pacific Railway telegram from Ottawa to Theodore
Letter 23	Pte. Richard Mercer to Uncle Henry Mercer - November 18, 1917 #25 General Hospital, Boulogne France
Letter 24	Pte. Richard Mercer to William and Georgina Mercer - December 8, 1917 Pernes, France

Return to the Borden Battery in France

Letter 25	Pte. Richard Mercer to William and Georgina Mercer - December 2, 1917 Canmiers, France
Letter 26	Pte. Richard Mercer to William and Georgina Mercer - December 24, 1917 Pernes, France
Letter 27	Pte. Richard Mercer to William and Georgina Mercer - December 31, 1917 Verdrel, France
Letter 28	Pte. Richard Mercer to William and Georgina Mercer - January 3, 1918 Verdrel, France
Letter 29	Pte. Richard Mercer to William and Georgina Mercer - January 16, 1918 Verdrel, France
Letter 30	Pte. Richard Mercer to William and Georgina Mercer - January 26, 1918 43, Hartington Road, Sefton Park, Liverpool
Letter 31	Pte. Richard Mercer to William and Georgina Mercer - February 9, 1918 Verdrel, France

Quiet Before the Storm - Vimy Ridge Area

Letter 32	Pte. Richard Mercer to William and Georgina Mercer - February 13, 1918 Vimy Ridge Area, Verdrel, France
Letter 33	Pte. Richard Mercer to William and Georgina Mercer - February 20, 1918 Vimy Ridge Area, Verdrel, France
Letter 34	Pte. Richard Mercer to William and Georgina Mercer - March 3, 1918 Vimy Ridge Area, Verdrel, France
Letter 35	Pte. Richard Mercer to William and Georgina Mercer - March 12, 1918 Vimy Ridge Area, Verdrel, France
Letter 36	Pte. Richard Mercer to William and Georgina Mercer - March 19, 1918 Vimy Ridge Area, Verdrel, France
Post Card 37	Pte. Richard Mercer to William and Georgina Mercer - March 31, 1918 Hébecourt, France

The 1st Canadian Motor Machine Gun Brigade and the Last Hundred Days

Letter 38	Pte. Richard Mercer to William and Georgina Mercer - May 8, 1918 Verdrel, France
Letter 39	Bess Halsalls to William and Georgina Mercer - June 19, 1918 The Bruinswick, Buxton, Derbyshire, England
Letter 40	Pte. Richard Mercer to William and Georgina Mercer - September 9, 1918 Maiziéres, France
Letter 41	Pte. Richard Mercer to William and Georgina Mercer - September 22, 1918 Tilloy-les-Hermanville, France
Letter 42	Pte. Richard Mercer to William and Georgina Mercer - September 25, 1918 Tilloy-les-Hermanville, France
Letter 43	Pte. Richard Mercer to William and Georgina Mercer - October 14, 1918 Baralle, France

Occupation Force Duties and Return to Canada

Letter 44	Corporal Alan Emery to William and Georgina Mercer - December 10, 1918 Somewhere in France
Letter 45	Pte. Richard Mercer to William and Georgina Mercer - December 13, 1918 Rheinbach, Germany
Letter 46	Pte. Richard Mercer to William and Georgina Mercer - December 15, 1918 Friesdorf / Bonn, Germany
Post Card 47	2nd Lieut. Dennis Emery to William and Georgina Mercer - December 18, 1918 Grand Hotel du Cap Martin, France
Letter 48	Pte. Richard Mercer to William and Georgina Mercer - January 23, 1919 Friesdorf / Bonn, Germany
Letter 49	Pte. Richard Mercer to William and Georgina Mercer - January 27, 1919 Fleron, Belgium (near Leige)
Letter 50	Pte. Richard Mercer to William and Georgina Mercer - February 15, 1919 Vedrin, Belgium
Letter 51	Georgina Mercer to Pte. Richard Mercer - April 1, 1919 Theodore, Saskatchewan, Canada
Letter 52	The Post Office Department to Richard Mercer - September 4, 1919 Theodore, Saskatchewan, Canada

Epilogue