F7471 Rifleman Merrill Perez Lloyd was born in South Waterville, Nova Scotia, on 14 November 1920, the son of Perez Merrill Lloyd and Eva Verba McDow. He had three sisters and two brothers and belonged to the Church of England.

On 17 November 1939, he married Lenora Blanch Schofield and had two children.

Lloyd was a farmer and miller when he enlisted in Yarmouth under the National Resources Mobilization Act on 26 November 1943. After completing the required one-month training, he transferred to the active service army and trained in Yarmouth and Aldershot, Nova Scotia.

He arrived overseas on 13 July 1944 and was posted to The Queen’s Own Rifles from a reinforcement unit on 15 August. He was placed on the wounded/sick/injured list on 9 September although nothing in his records indicates the specifics. However, he returned to the QOR on 10 October 1944 and served with them throughout North West Europe.

Rifleman Lloyd was killed in action during Operation Blockbuster on 26 February 1945. He is buried in Groesbeek Canadian War Cemetery, grave reference VIII. H. 6.

His family had the following engraved on his marker:

MAY THE ANGELS WATCH OVER
AND KEEP YOU SAFE.
TILL WE MEET AGAIN