Alfred Edwin Messer

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 from 22 Jul 1915 and was awarded the Victory and British War Medals as well as the 1915 Star. He was presumed killed in action on 21st November 1917 and his name appears on the Cambrai Memorial, Louverval, France (Panel 10 and 11). He is also remembered on the memorial plaque inside the church at Berwick St. John, the Tollard Royal, Wiltshire, War Memorial and on the Roll of Honour inside the Church of St. Peter and Vincula in the village.