article_snippet: he joined the Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) and went to the Western Front in December 1916 before being sent to Mericourt near Lens.
article_snippet: Cambrai, north France, during the First World War .
article_snippet: Private Towers were occupying the ruined village of Mericourt, near Lens, France, in October 1918 when the battalion was ordered to withdraw troops.
article_snippet: However, on October 6, 1918, orders were issued for the village of Mericourt to be evacuated.