Second Lieutenant Harold Emblem

Harold Emblem

Regiment/Unit: Sherwood Foresters (Notts and Derby Regiment) - 8th Bn. attd. 1st Bn.
Theatre of War: France & Flanders
Theatre of War First Served: (1)
Date Entered Therein: 12/10/1916
Previous Reg/Num: Pte. 2157 R.A.M.C.

Age at death: 20
Date of death: 23rd of April 1918 (Tuesday)
Born: St Helens, Lancs
Resided: St Helens, Lancs
Burial / Memorial: Pozieres Memorial - Panel 52 to 54.

Family details:
Son of William and Annie Mason Emblem, of 122, New St., Sutton, St. Helens, Lancs. Next of Kin from MIC: Mr W Emblem Esq (father), 133 Baxter Lane, Sutton Oak, St Helens.

Census details:
1901 - 3 years old Harold is living at 37, Highfield Street, Sutton St Helens with his parents William (36), Annie M (38) and four siblings: William H (12), Oswald (10), Alfred (6), Annie A (1). 1911 - 13 years old schoolboy Harold is living at 133 Baxters Lane, Sutton Oak, St Helens with parents William (46), Annie M (48) and four siblings: William H (22), Oswald (20), Alfred (16), Annie A (11).

Notes:
M C [url=lmem.php?lmem=1]Remembered on All Saints War Memorial, Sutton, St Helens[/url] [url=lmem.php?lmem=22]Also Remembered on St Nicholas's Memorial[/url]

More details and Harold's war diary available on [url=http://www.suttonbeauty.org.uk/suttonhistory/suttonwar5.html]Sutton Beauty & Heritage[/url] [pic]imgs/WW1_misc/emblem_newspaper_cutting.jpg[/pic] [pic]imgs/S1PWHYAOTV/Emblem_H_NottsandDerby.jpg[/pic][caption]The inscription for Second Lieutenant Harold Emblem on the Pozieres Memorial (Photo courtesy of Ste M.)[/caption]