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Bernard Louis EMMS

Regimental number768
Place of birthNorwich, Norfolk, England
SchoolSt Lennards-on-Sea, England
Other trainingAccountant
Age on arrival in Australia16
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationFarm hand
AddressMaida Dale, Kalamunda Road, Guildford, Western Australia
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation24
Next of kinBrother, Percy Robert Emms, Maida Dale, Kalamunda Road, Guildford, Western Australia
Enlistment date17 January 1916
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll3 February 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name44th Battalion, D Company
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/61/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Fremantle, Western Australia, on board HMAT A29 Suevic on 6 June 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll44th Battalion
FateKilled in Action 28 January 1917
Place of death or woundingFrance
Age at death23
Age at death from cemetery records25
Place of burialCite Bonjean Military Cemetery (Plot IV, Row D, Grave No. 34), Armentieres, France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
138
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Herbert Robert and Eliza Ann EMMS. Native of Norwich, England
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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