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Brian 'Manny' Mercer enlisted in the Army in 1957.He successfully passed training at the Parachute Regiment and Airborne Forces Depot in Platoon 139.

'Manny' Mercer was posted to C Coy, 2 PARA and almost immediately deployed to Jordan.

Sadly, Manny passed away in January 2011

 

Private Brian Mercer

Service History

Operations

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Jordan
An appeal for assistance from King Hussein saw the Brigade, less the 1st Battalion, flown into Amman to secure the airfield a...

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Cyprus (EOKA Campaign)
A continual round of village cordon and search operations, road blocks, curfews, law enforcement and riot control followed. O...
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Solo photos

Pte Mercer, Cyprus, 1959.
Pte Mercer, Cyprus, 1959.

Group photos

Members of C Coy, 2 PARA, Jordan, 1958.
Members of C Coy, 2 PARA, Jordan, 1958.
Group photo of members of C Coy, 2 PARA, Jordan, 1958.
Group photo of members of C Coy, 2 PARA, Jordan, 1958.
Members of C Coy, 2 PARA, Nairobi Aerodrome, Jordan, 1958.
Members of C Coy, 2 PARA, Nairobi Aerodrome, Jordan, 1958.

Photos

Ian Farnworth with Brian Mercer, C Coy 2 PARA, c1959.
Ian Farnworth with Brian Mercer, C Coy 2 PARA, c1959.

Official accounts

Lancashire Lads Trek Across Cyprus, press release on Ptes Farnworth and Mercer, 2 PARA, 1959.
Lancashire Lads Trek Across Cyprus, press release on Ptes Farnworth and Mercer, 2 PARA, 1959.