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MAURICE GEORGE MESSER

Died : 26 Jul 1916
Rank : Corporal
Service no at death: 9153
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Surname: MESSER
Forename: MAURICE GEORGE
Initials: M G
Date of Birth 1892
Place of BirthSixpenny Handley
Place of Birth Source
Address
Schools attended
Employment / tradeFarm labourer
Place of work
Family (parents and grandparents)Father - George Messer Mother Sarah White Grandparents - Thomas and Georgiana (nee Stainer) Messer Joseph and Maria (nee Adams) White
Spouse Name
NotesThese are both old Handley families going back to c. 1829. Old Contemptible as served in France between 5th Aug and 22 Nov 1914
Regiment at call-upWiltshire Regiment
Regiment at discharge
Rank at call-upCorporal
Service no at call-up9153
Date of attestation -
Date of call-up -
Area reported toTidworth
Source
Naval vessels served
Decorations and awards
Other service detailsEnlisted in Aug 1914. Disembarked at Le Havre 22 Aug 1914. Received a bullet in his left thigh on 26 Aug 1914. After receiving care in 11th General Hospital in Boulogne during Nov and Dec he rejoined his unit at Kemmel in the Ypres salient on 16 Jan 1915. In Jul 1916 George was at the Battle of the Somme.
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Service facts
Age at death24
Date of death 26 Jul 1916
Regiment at deathWiltshire Regiment
Battalion at death1st Bn.
Rank at deathCorporal
Circumstances of deathOn 26 Jul 1916 George was in a trench on the Somme near Hamel where he collapsed along with 19 others as the result of a sustained gas attack. He was evacuated but died later that same day.
Service no at death9153
Field of action at death
Place of death
Location of graveLouvencourt Military Cemetery, France
PositionPlt 1, Row D, Grave 8
Other memorialsSixpenny Handley War Memorial
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