Alfred Edwin Messer
Surname: Messer
Other names: Alfred Edwin
Locations in this story: St. John the Baptist Church, Berwick St. John, WiltshireFrance & FlandersCambrai Memorial, Louverval, FranceArundell Cottages, Rushmore, Berwick St. John, WiltshireTollard Royal, WiltshireChurch of St. Peter and Vincula, Tollard Royal, WiltshireBerwick St. John, Wiltshire Nottingham
Story: Alfred Edwin Messer was born in 1893 in Berwick St. John, Wiltshire. He was the son of Robert Messer, a Road Man, and Jemima Jane Messer (née Ferrett). At the time of the 1911 Census he was single, working as a Gardener and living at 12 Arundell Cottages, Rushmore, Berwick St. John, Wiltshire. He enlisted in Nottingham as a Rifleman in the 10th Battalion of the Rifle Brigade (The Prince Consort's Own) (Service No. S/3260). He served in France & Flanders and was awarded the Victory, British War and 1915 Star medals. He died on 21st November 1917 and his name appears on the Cambrai Memorial, Louverval, France (Panel 10 and 11). He is remembered on the memorial plaque inside the church at Berwick St. John.
He is also remembered in Tollard Royal on the War Memorial and on the Roll of Honour inside the Church of St. Peter and Vincula in the village.
He is also remembered in Tollard Royal on the War Memorial and on the Roll of Honour inside the Church of St. Peter and Vincula in the village.
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