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Lance Corporal

Alfred Merry

Service Number 14524
Military Unit 2nd Bn Bedfordshire Regiment
Date of birth Unknown
Date of Death 22 Mar 1918 (23 Years Old)
Place of Birth Stoke Bardolph
Employment, Education or Hobbies Unknown
Family History

Alfred Merry was born in 1895 and was the son of Arthur Merry and his second wife Joanna Merry née Pinfold, of Stoke Bardolph village. Arthur Merry was born in 1863 at Middleton Cheney, Northamptonshire, he married his first wife Sarah French (b1852 North Ashton died 1885) on 2nd November 1882. Arthur married his second wife Joanna Pinfold (born 1862 Middleton Cheney) on 6th July 1890 at Middleton Cheney Joanna brought two children to their marriage, May Elizabeth Pinfold b1882 and Emily Amelia b1883) they went on to have the following children, George Thomas b1892, Alfred b1895, Arthur b1899, Samuel Owen b1902 and William Henry b1903 all were born at Stoke Bardolph. In the 1911 census the family are living at Stoke Bardolph and are shown as Arthur Merry 48 yrs a widow and an agricultural labourer, he is living with his children, George Thomas 19 yrs an agricultural labourer, Alfred 16 yrs an ag lab, Arthur 12 yrs a scholar, Samuel Owen 9 yrs a scholar, William Henry 8 yrs a scholar and May Elizabeth Pinfold 22 yrs a house keeper shown as his second wife's daughter.

Military History

Lance Corporal Alfred Merry enlisted at Nottingham, he was killed in action on 22nd March 1918 and having no known grave his names is commemorated on the Poziers Memorial.

Extra Information

His brother Private Arthur Merry enlisted at Nottingham, he initially served with the service number L/1618 in the Royal Field Artillery. He was killed in action on 16th August 1917 whilst serving with the 7th battalion Somerset Light Infantry. Having no known grave his name is commemorated on the Tyne Cot memorial.

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