Private 1304 Alfred Lawrence MERRY

Private 1304 Alfred Lawrence MERRY - 1st/8th Battalion, Worcestershire Regiment

Died in January 1953 aged 62

Military History


Theatre of War	Medals	Commonwealth War Grave or Memorial
France & Flanders	1914-15 Star, British War & Victory Medals	Not application - Survived the war

Arrived in Theatre	Medal Citation (if app)	SWFHS Area Memorials
1 Apr 1915 in Boulogne, France	~	St. Mary's Church Great Alne

Action, Battle or Other Reason Killed	Date and Place Enlisted	Other War Memorials
Not application - Survived the war	19 Sep 1910 in Redditch (Territorials)

Place of Death	Previous Regiments or Units
Not application - Survived the war	~

21 May 1915 - Wounded in the knee by shrapnel from a Rifle Grenade near Ploegsteert and admitted to 2nd South Midland Field Ambulance
10 Jun 1915 - Operation on knee at No 3 Casualty Clearing Station in École des Filles, Bailleul
12 Jun 1915 - Admitted to No 1 General Hospital at Etretat, France
26 Jun 1915 - Transferred to Convelescent Camp in Havre
26 Jun 1915 - Transferred to Base Depot in Havre
07 Sep 1915 - Transferred to England
18 Sep 1915 - Discharged from the Army

Alfred survived the war and died aged 62 in Jan Qtr 1953 in Bromsgrove District

Personal & Family History

Birth Date/Place	Baptism Date/Place
4 Dec 1894 in Bromsgrove District

Parents Names	Abode
Walter and Elizabeth Merry	14 Adelaide Street, Redditch

Wife	Marriage Details
Edith Merry nee Johnson	Apr Qtr 1917 in Redditch

Schools	Colleges
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Address History	Employment History
1895 - Redditch	1901 - School age
1901 - Not found	1910 - Needle Pointer
1910 - 14 Adelaide Street, Redditch	1911 - Needle Pointer
1911 - 17 Adelaide Street, Redditch	1914 - Army with Worcestershire Regt
1921 - 11 Bates Hill, Redditch	1921 - Steel & Coy, Needle Pointing
1939 - 173 Beoley Road, Redditch	1939 - Works Policeman at Aluminium Factory