Individual Details
Alfred EMMETT
(Abt Oct 1894 - 18 Nov 1917)
Events
| Birth | Abt Oct 1894 | Brightwell, Berkshire, England |  | ||
| Census | 1901 | Union Terrace, Brightwell, Berkshire, England | | ||
| Census | 1911 | Farm Labourer - Union Terrace, Brightwell, Berkshire, England | | ||
| Military | To 18 Nov 1917 | Princess Charlotte of Wales's (Royal Berkshire) Regiment, British Army |  | | |
| Death | 18 Nov 1917 | Killed in Action - France | | ||
| Burial | Aft 18 Nov 1917 | Brown's Copse Cemetery, Roeux, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France | | |
Families
| Father | Philip EMMETT (1858 - 1942) |
| Mother | Lydia Ann KENT (1861 - 1920) |
| Sibling | Charles William EMMETT (1885 - 1917) |
| Sibling | Frederick George EMMETT (1886 - 1961) |
| Sibling | Richard EMMETT (1890 - 1968) |
| Sibling | Sarah Elizabeth EMMETT (1892 - ) |
| 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, 1914-1919Name: Alfred Emmett
Birth Place: Brightwell, Berks
Residence: Wallingford, Berks
Death Date: 18 Nov 1917
Death Place: France and Flanders
Enlistment Place: Reading
Rank: L Corporal
Regiment: Princess Charlotte of Wales's (Royal Berkshire) Regiment
Battalion: 2 4th Battalion
Regimental Number: 201240
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: 589955
Registry: E/514579/1
Name: Emmett, Alfred
Regiment/Rank/Number: 2/4 Bn. R. Berks - Unpaid L/Cp[ - 201240
Date/place of death: 18 November 1917 - France - K in A.
Credits: Account: Warwick 12 17 - Amount: £3 14s 1d -
Account: Warwick 1 18 - Amount: £1 1s 3d -
Charges: Amount: £4 15s 4 - Account / Date: M.O. 2.18
Date of authority: 9 February 1918
To whom: Ms Sole ? Lydia A
Amount: £4 15s 4d.
War Gratuity £13 10s paid 17 November 1919 to ? Lydia
Burial
From CWGC Website:Grave Registration: Commune: Fampoux - Report No: 31 - Schedule: 1420
Place of burial: Brown's Copse Cemetery, Fampoux
Map reference: 51b. H.18. d.3.5
Plot: 4 Row "B"
Regiment: 2/4th Ryl. Berks
No: 201240
Name: Emmett
Rank/Initials: L/Cpl A.
Date of death: 18 November 1917
Cross Erected: E
Grave No: 7
Index No. Fr. 604 Brown's Copse Cem. Roeux.
Emmett, Lce. Cpl. A., 201240. 2nd/4th Bn. Royal Berkshire Regt. 18th Nov., 1917. Age 23. Son of Philip and Lydia Ann Emmett of 4, Union Terrace, Wallingford, Berks. IV. B. 7.
Headstone:
Badge/design: 1008/1B
Name & Rank: 201240 Lance Cpl.
Initials, Name & Honours: A. Emmett
Regiment: Royal Berkshire Regiment
Date of death: 18th November 1917
Age: 23
Religious emblem: Cross
Plot/Row/Grave: 4 B 7
No of stone: 1088
Personal inscription:
Line 1: Rest in Peace - (Mr P. Emmett, 4 Union Terrace, Wallingford, Berks)
Endnotes
1. GRO (England & Wales) Birth Registrations Index, 1894 Oct/Dec - Wallingford - Vol: 2c Page: 313.
2. 1901 Census of England and Wales , Class: RG13; Piece: 1138; Folio: 122; Page: 21.
3. 1911 Census of England and Wales, Class: RG14; Piece: 6515; Schedule Number: 123.
4. UK, Soldiers Died in the Great War, 1914-1919, Name: Alfred Emmett.
5. Commonwealth War Graves Commission Web-site, L/Cpl Emmett, A.
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: 589001-590500; Reference: 344.
7. UK, Soldiers Died in the Great War, 1914-1919, Name: Alfred Emmett.
8. 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: 589001-590500; Reference: 344.
9. Commonwealth War Graves Commission Web-site, L/Cpl Emmett, A.
10. Commonwealth War Graves Commission Web-site, L/Cpl Emmett, A.