Full name Robert Messer Place of birth Edinburgh, Scotland Years Team | Date of birth 18 July 1887 Place of death West Flanders, Belgium | |
Date of death 16 October 1918(1918-10-16) (aged 31) Died 16 October 1918, West Flanders, Belgium | ||
Robert Messer (18 July 1887 – 16 October 1918) was a Scottish professional football outside right who played in the Football League for Leicester Fosse.
Personal life
Messer served as a private in the King's Own Scottish Borderers during the First World War and was killed in action during the Battle of Courtai on 18 August 1918. He is commemorated on the Tyne Cot Memorial.
References
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