Geburtsjahr: 1898

Geburtsort: Sheepy Magna, Leicestershire, England, Vereinigtes Königreich

Beruf: Taglöhner

Land: England, Vereinigtes Königreich

Truppe: British Expeditionary Force

Rang: Gunner

Dienstnummer: 123475

Einberufung ort: Coalville, Leicestershire, England, Vereinigtes Königreich

Einheiten:  —  Royal Garrison Artillery, 244th Siege Bty.  (Letzte bekannte Einheit)

Sterbedatum: 14/09/1917

Sterbeort: Near Canadian Dugouts, Wieltje, Belgien

Todesursache: Im Kampf gefallen

Alter: 19

British War Medal Medaille

Victory Medal Medaille

Gunner William Henry Emery, a former farmhand from Sheepy Magna, served in the 244th Siege Battery Royal Garrison Artillery.

Unfortunately, many War Diaries of the Royal Garrison Artillery were lost, so it’s unclear where exactly the 244th Siege Battery was operating and for what purpose. On the 14th of September 1917 no major attack was carried out.

After the war Gunner Emery’s grave was found near a fortified position called ‘Canadian Dugouts’ along the Hogeziekenweg, north of Wieltje and reburied at New Irish Cemetery.

Ancestry https://www.ancestry.com/ Verwendete Quellen

CWGC https://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/452280/emery,-william-henry/ Verwendete Quellen

The Long Long Trail https://www.longlongtrail.co.uk/army/ Verwendete Quellen