Commemorated: | |||
| 1. Grave: | Serre Road Cemetery No.2 | X. G. 11. | |
| 2. Book: | The (1921) Masonic Roll of Honour 1914-1918 | Pg.122 | |
| 3. Memorial: | The (1940) Scroll - WW1 Roll of Honour | 45C GQS | |
Awards & Titles: | Distinguished Conduct Medal Medaille Militaire | ||
Family :
Son of Peter Emslie; husband of the late Helen Ann Emslie. Born at Linlithgow. Resident at Wood Green (1911).Service Life:
Campaigns:
- The First World War 1914-1918, World-wide.
| Unit / Ship / Est.: 28th Battalion London Regiment (Artists' Rifles) |
1/28th (County of London) Battalion (Artist's Rifles) August 1914 : at Dukes Road, Euston Road. Army Troops attached to 2nd London Division. Moved on mobilisation to St Albans area. 28 October 1914 : left Division and moved to France. Established as an Officers Training Corps based at Bailleul, going in April 1915 to St Omer. 28 June 1917 : transferred to 190th Brigade in 63rd (Royal Naval) Division. |
| Action : The Second Battles of the Somme 1918 |
21 August - 3 September 1918. Following the success at Amiens which Ludendorf described as "the black day for the German army" the conditions were right for the advance to be continued over the old Somme battlefield. Astonishingly the battlefield was crossed in 10 days, compared with the four months of the first battle. The Germans were pushed back towards the Hindenburg Line defences.
From his military record it appears he became attached or move to the 28th (Artists) Rifles on the 11th October 1907 and served the rest of his long career with them. His records stop upon discharge, but it is evident that he reenlisted and became the RSM.
Masonic :
| Type | Lodge Name and No. | Province/District : |
|---|---|---|
| Mother : | Rosemary No. 2851 E.C. | London |
Initiated | Passed | Raised |
31st May 1911 | 20th November 1911 | 8th January 1912 |
Source :
The project globally acknowledges the following as sources of information for research across the whole database:
- The Commonwealth War Graves Commission
- The (UK) National Archives
- Ancestry.co.uk - Genealogy, Family Trees & Family History online
- ugle.org.uk - The records of the United Grand Lodge of England including the Library and Museum of Freemasonry
Additional Source:
- Founder Researchers : Paul Masters & Mike McCarthy
- Researcher : Bruce Littley