Individual Details
Charles William EMMETT
(Abt Jan 1885 - 5 Apr 1917)
Events
| Birth | Abt Jan 1885 | Brightwell, Berkshire, England |  | ||
| Census | 1891 | Scholar - Union Terrace, Brightwell, Berkshire, England | | ||
| Census | 1901 | General Labourer - Union Terrace, Brightwell, Berkshire, England | | ||
| Military | To 5 Apr 1917 | Princess Charlotte of Wales's (Royal Berkshire) Regiment, British Army |  | | |
| Death | 5 Apr 1917 | Killed in Action - France | | ||
| Burial | Aft 5 Apr 1917 | Ste. Emilie Valley Cemetery, Villers-Faucon, Picardie, France | | |
Families
| Father | Philip EMMETT (1858 - 1942) |
| Mother | Lydia Ann KENT (1861 - 1920) |
| Sibling | Frederick George EMMETT (1886 - 1961) |
| Sibling | Richard EMMETT (1890 - 1968) |
| Sibling | Sarah Elizabeth EMMETT (1892 - ) |
| Sibling | Alfred EMMETT (1894 - 1917) |
| Sibling | Ada Maria EMMETT (1896 - 1980) |
| Sibling | Frank EMMETT (1899 - 1980) |
| Sibling | Edward Albert EMMETT (1902 - ) |
| Sibling | Lily Mabel EMMETT (1905 - 1987) |
Notes
Military
From UK, Soldiers died in the Great War 1914-1919:Name: Charles William Emmett
Death Date: 5 Apr 1917
Death Place: France and Flanders
Enlistment Place: Wallingford
Rank: Private
Regiment: Princess Charlotte of Wales's (Royal Berkshire) Regiment
Battalion: 1st 4th Battalion
Regimental Number: 201773
Type of Casualty: Killed in action
Theatre of War: Western European Theatre
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Extract from UK, Army Register of Soldiers' Effects: 1901-1929
Record no: 441922
Registry: 359624
Name: Emmett, Charles William
Regiment/Rank/Number: 4th Bn. R. Berks - Private - 201773
Date/place of death: 5 April 1917 - France
Credits: Account: Warwick 5 17 - Amount: £8 6s
Charges: Amount: £8 6s - Account / Date: M.O. 7.17
Date of authority: 18 June 1917
To whom: Father Philip
Amount: £8 6s.
War Gratuity £4 paid 22 October 1919 to his father.
Burial
From CWGC Website:Grave Registration: Index No FR. 365 Ste Emilie Valley Cem. Villers-Faucon
Emmett, Pte. Charles William, 201773. 1st/4th Bn, Royal Berkshire Regt. 5th April, 1917. Age 32. Son of Philip and Lydia Emmett of Union Terrace, Wallingford, Berks. III. E. 1.
Headstone Inscription:
Badge design: 1003/1B
Number & Rank: 201773 - Private
Name: C.W. Emmett
Regiment: Royal Berkshire Regiment
Date of death: 5 April 1917
Age: 32
Religious emblem: Cross
Plot/Row/Grave: 3 - E - 1
Number of stone: 333
Personal inscription:
Line 1: He died for us
Mr Philip Emmett, Union Terrace, Wallingford, Berkshire
Concentration of Graves - Burial return: Name of cemetery of re-burial: St. Emilie Valley British Cemetery
Plot/Row/Grave: 3 - E - 1
Map reference where body found: Sh. 62c F22.c.8.2.
Was cross on grave: Yes
Regimental particulars: 201772 - Pte. Emmett, W. Roy Berks (sic)
Means of identification: Cross
Endnotes
1. GRO (England & Wales) Birth Registrations Index, 1885 Jan/Mar - Wallingford - Vol: 2c Page: 325.
2. 1891 Census of England and Wales, The National Archives of the UK (TNA); Kew, Surrey, England; Census Returns of England and Wales, 1891; Class: RG12; Piece: 985; Folio: 134; Page: 23; GSU roll: 6096095.
3. 1901 Census of England and Wales , Class: RG13; Piece: 1138; Folio: 122; Page: 21.
4. UK, Soldiers Died in the Great War, 1914-1919, Name: Charles William Emmett.
5. Commonwealth War Graves Commission Web-site, Private: Emmett, Charles William.
6. UK - Army, Registers of Soldiers' Effects, 1901-1929, National Army Museum; Chelsea, London, England; Soldiers' Effects Records, 1901-60; NAM Accession Number: 1991-02-333; Record Number Ranges: 440501-442000; Reference: 246.
7. UK, Soldiers Died in the Great War, 1914-1919, Name: Charles William Emmett.
8. Commonwealth War Graves Commission Web-site, Private: Emmett, Charles William.
9. UK - Army, Registers of Soldiers' Effects, 1901-1929, National Army Museum; Chelsea, London, England; Soldiers' Effects Records, 1901-60; NAM Accession Number: 1991-02-333; Record Number Ranges: 440501-442000; Reference: 246.
10. Commonwealth War Graves Commission Web-site, Private: Emmett, Charles William.