Fred W Posted 7 December , 2006 Share Posted 7 December , 2006 I have seen a memorial silk for a WW1 soldier, Samuel Emmott, who died from flu at Kinston-on Thames Military Hospital on 22 Ict 1918, age 36 years. He was buried at Bassingham Cemetery Lincs on 26 Oct 1918. I cannot find him on the CWGC web site. Any reasons why. Fred Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terry Denham Posted 7 December , 2006 Share Posted 7 December , 2006 Here he is... Name: EMMOTT, SAMUEL Initials: S Nationality: United Kingdom Rank: Private 2nd Class Regiment/Service: Royal Air Force Date of Death: 22/10/1918 Service No: 66806 Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead Grave/Memorial Reference: In South part. Cemetery: BASSINGHAM (ST. MICHAEL) NEW CHURCHYARD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sitush Posted 7 December , 2006 Share Posted 7 December , 2006 Isn't this him? http://www.cwgc.org/search/casualty_detail...casualty=379861 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stebie9173 Posted 7 December , 2006 Share Posted 7 December , 2006 Found him through searching the cemetery reports Name: EMMOTT, SAMUEL Initials: S Nationality: United Kingdom Rank: Private 2nd Class Regiment/Service: Royal Air Force Date of Death: 22/10/1918 Service No: 66806 Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead Grave/Memorial Reference: In South part. Cemetery: BASSINGHAM (ST. MICHAEL) NEW CHURCHYARD http://www.cwgc.org/search/casualty_detail...casualty=379861 I couldn't find him at first because I was searching for Army. Did you do the same? Steve. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fred W Posted 8 December , 2006 Author Share Posted 8 December , 2006 Thanks everybody. Yes I did Steve, I had no reason to suspect he was not in the army. I should have known better and covered all the odds. Fred Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spud Trevor Posted 8 December , 2006 Share Posted 8 December , 2006 Fred, Interestingly enough I have the memorial plaques of both Samuel Emmott and his brother Rennie Emmott. They were born at Trawden and were living in Colne on the 1901 census. Samuel Emmott was a cotton loom twister. Rennie Emmott won the MM with the Coldstream Guards before been commisioned into the East Lancs. He was killed a week later on the first day of 3rd Ypres. I'd wondered what had happened to Samuel Emmott, Bassingham is very near the old Swinderby airbase (where they now have the antique fair), I thought it must have been an accident or the flu. Regards, Spud Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fred W Posted 8 December , 2006 Author Share Posted 8 December , 2006 Thanks Spud, that's top class. Fred Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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