. . . . . . . "1916-06-03"^^ . "Major-General Malcolm Smith Mercer CB (17 September 1859 \u2013 3 June 1916) was a Canadian general, barrister and art patron who practiced law in Toronto and led the 3rd Canadian Division during the first two years of the First World War before he was killed in action at Mount Sorrel in Belgium. Mercer was an experienced militia commander and had demonstrated a great flair with training and organising the raw Canadian recruits during the opening months of the war. He also demonstrated courage under fire, visiting the front lines on numerous occasions at the height of battle and personally directing his forces in the face of poison gas attacks and heavy shellfire. Mercer remains the most senior Canadian officer ever to die in combat and was unfortunate to be killed at the opening engagement of the largest battle of his career, when he was trapped by shellfire during a front line reconnaissance and overrun during the subsequent German attack. The division Mercer created and trained remained one of the best units of the Canadian army under his successor Louis Lipsett and Mercer was remembered by the men under his command, many of whom attended his funeral in the aftermath of the Battle of Mount Sorrel."@en . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . "19451"^^ . . . . . "1120622148"^^ . . . . "1916"^^ . . . . . "Malcolm Smith Mercer"@en . "\u0645\u0627\u0644\u0643\u0648\u0645 \u0645\u064A\u0631\u0633\u064A\u0631 \u0647\u0648 \u0645\u0635\u0648\u0631 \u0643\u0646\u062F\u064A\u060C \u0648\u0644\u062F \u0641\u064A 17 \u0633\u0628\u062A\u0645\u0628\u0631 1859 \u0641\u064A Etobicoke \u200F \u0641\u064A \u0643\u0646\u062F\u0627\u060C \u0648\u062A\u0648\u0641\u064A \u0641\u064A 3 \u064A\u0648\u0646\u064A\u0648 1916 \u0641\u064A Battle of Mont Sorrel \u200F."@ar . . . . . . "\u0645\u0627\u0644\u0643\u0648\u0645 \u0645\u064A\u0631\u0633\u064A\u0631 \u0647\u0648 \u0645\u0635\u0648\u0631 \u0643\u0646\u062F\u064A\u060C \u0648\u0644\u062F \u0641\u064A 17 \u0633\u0628\u062A\u0645\u0628\u0631 1859 \u0641\u064A Etobicoke \u200F \u0641\u064A \u0643\u0646\u062F\u0627\u060C \u0648\u062A\u0648\u0641\u064A \u0641\u064A 3 \u064A\u0648\u0646\u064A\u0648 1916 \u0641\u064A Battle of Mont Sorrel \u200F."@ar . . . . "Etobicoke, Canada"@en . . . . . . "InternetArchiveBot"@en . . "1881"^^ . . . . . "First World War\n*Western Front\n**Second Battle of Ypres \n**Second Battle of Artois\n***Battle of Festubert\n**Battle of Givenchy\n**Battle of Mount Sorrel"@en . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . "22"^^ . . . . "General Officer Commanding the 3rd Canadian Division"@en . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . "Malcolm Mercer"@en . . . . . . . . "12912285"^^ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . "December 1915 – June 1916"@en . . . . . . "\u0645\u0627\u0644\u0643\u0648\u0645 \u0645\u064A\u0631\u0633\u064A\u0631"@ar . . . . "January 2018"@en . "3rd Canadian Division" . . . . . . "New Creation"@en . . . . "1881"^^ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . "Major-General Malcolm Smith Mercer CB (17 September 1859 \u2013 3 June 1916) was a Canadian general, barrister and art patron who practiced law in Toronto and led the 3rd Canadian Division during the first two years of the First World War before he was killed in action at Mount Sorrel in Belgium. Mercer was an experienced militia commander and had demonstrated a great flair with training and organising the raw Canadian recruits during the opening months of the war. He also demonstrated courage under fire, visiting the front lines on numerous occasions at the height of battle and personally directing his forces in the face of poison gas attacks and heavy shellfire."@en . . . . "1859-09-17"^^ . . . . . "3"^^ . "1"^^ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . "Malcolm Smith Mercer"@en . "22pxCanada" . . "yes"@en . . . . . . . "1st Canadian Brigade" . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . "The Queen's Own Rifles" .