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SECTION XIII Page 150 Download original document at bottom of page ELSEY, J. (M.M.) Pte. Queen's (R.West Surrey Regt.) He volunteered in September 1914, and proceeding to the Western Front in the same year fought in the Battles of Neuve Chapelle, Hill 60, Ypres, Arras, Armentieres and Vimy Ridge, in the course of which he was wounded four times and gassed twice. In 1916 he was awarded the Military Medal for conspicuous bravery and devotion to duty in the Field. He died from the effects of gas poisoning in September 1919, and was entitled to the 1914 Star, and the General Service and Victory Medals. "He joined the great white company of valiant souls." 114A, Blackwall Lane, East Greenwich, S.E.10. ELSEY, S., Gunner, R.F.A. Volunteering in September 1914, he fought in the Battles of Ypres, Festubert, Loos, the Somme and Vimy Ridge, and was wounded and gassed at Messines in June 1917. After hospital treatment he rejoined his Battery and was wounded again at Passchendaele. He subsequently took part in the Retreat and Advance of 1918, and after the Armistice was retained on special duties at Douai. He was demobilised in May 1919, and holds the 1914-15 Star, and the General Service and Victory Medals. 50, Azof Street, Greenwich, S.E.10. ELVEN, F. H., Private, York and Lancaster Regt. He joined in September 1916, and in the following year crossed to France. He was in action in the Battles of Arms, Bullecourt, Ypres, Passchendaele and other engagements, and was transferred to the Lincolnshire Regiment and later to the K.O.Y.L.I. Contracting trench fever, he was invalided home in August 1918, and after undergoing medical treatment was demobilised in February 1919. He holds the General Service and Victory Medals. 189, Hollydale Road, Peckham, S.E.15. ELVES, H. J., Rflmn., 21st London Regt. (1st Surrey Rifles), and Pte., 23rd London, and E. Surrey Rgts. He volunteered in April 1915, and in the following December was drafted to the Western Front and fought in the Battles of Loos, St. Eloi and Vimy Ridge and was wounded. He was later in action on the Somme and in the Ypres salient, and was again wounded on January 2nd, 1917. Rejoining his unit, he took part in the Battles of Ypres II, Messines, Lens, the Somme and in 1918 was wounded for the third time at Bazaucourt. He holds the 1914-15 Star, and the General Service and Victory Medals, and was demobilised in May 1919. 503, Meeting House Lane, Peckham, S.E.15. EMBERSON, F., Sergt., 9th Royal Fusiliers. Enlisting in August 1912, he was mobilised on the outbreak of war and took part in the Retreat from Mons, during which he was wounded. He later fought in the Battles of the Marne, the Aisne, Ypres I, Hill 60, Loos, the Somme, Arras, and Cambrai and in the Allied Advance in 1918. During this long and varied period of service he was wounded five times. Demobilised in March 1919, he holds the Mons Star, and the General Service and Victory Medals. 136, Woolwich Road, Greenwich, S.E.10. EMBERY, A. W., Rifleman, London Regiment (1st Surrey Rifles). Volunteering in August 1914, he landed in France in the following March, and was engaged in severe fighting in the Battles of Ypres, Festubert, Loos, the Somme (I and II), Ypres (III), and Arras. He gave his life for King and Country at Bullecourt on August 24th, 1918, and was entitled to the 1914-15 Star, and the General Service and Victory Medals. "He passed out of the sight of men by the path of duty and self-sacrifice." 38, Buchan Road, Peckham, S.E.15. EMERSON, C., Driver, R.F.A.,and Pte.,Labour Corps. He volunteered in January 1915, and was sent overseas in the same year. Serving on the Western Front, he did good work in the forward areas until the conclusion of hostilities, and during that period saw heavy fighting on the Somme, in the Ypres salient, and at Arras and elsewhere. Demobilised in January 1919, he holds the 1914-15 Star, and the General Service and Victory Medals. 10, Holbeck Row, Peckham, S.E.15. EMERY, G. W., Private, R.A.S.C. (M.T.) Volunteering in February 1915, he prdceeded to France in March of the following year and was engaged on road construction and repairs in various sectors until invalided home owing to illness. After treatment at King's College Hospital he was transferred to the Royal Army Service Corps, with which unit he served at home until demobilised in March 1919. He holds the General Service and Victory Medals. 34, Goldsmith Mansions, Goldsmith Road, Peckham, S.E.15. EMMETT, R., Rifleman, K.R.R.C. Mobilised on the outbreak of war, he embarked for France soon afterwards and fought in operations during the Retreat from Mons. Taken prisoner on August 27th, 1914, he was held in captivity in Germany for over four years and suffered many hardships at the hands of his captors. He was repatriated after the Armistice, and, demobilised in February 1919, holds the Mons Star, and the General Service and Victory Medals. 8, Derrick Street, Rotherhithe, S.E.16. EMMETT, W. C., Rifleman, Royal Irish Rifles. Having joined in February 1917, he was drafted to the Western Front in April of the same year. He took part in the fighting at Bullecourt and in numerous other engagements, and was unfortunately killed in action at Cambrai on November 24th, 1917. He was entitled to the General Service and Victory Medals. "His life for his Country, his soul to God." 19, Greenfell Street, Greenwich, S.E.10. EMMETT, W. W., Private, M.G.C. He volunteered in 1915, and sailed for the Western Front in September of the same year. Serving with his section in various parts of the Line, he was in action in the Battles of Loos and in engagements in the Somme sector, at Dickebusch and St. Quentin. Owing to physical disabilty he was invalided home and discharged as unfit for further service in 1917. He holds the 1914-15 Star, and the General Service and Victory Medals. 29, Nigel Buildings, Nigel Road, Peckham, S.E.15. END, F., Corporal, R.G.A. Volunteering in August 1914, he was retained on home service duties until March 1916, when he was drafted to France. There he served with his Battery in the Battles of the Somme, Messines, Cambrai, and in the Retreat and Advance of 1918, and was present at the occupation of Lille in October of that year. Demobilised in December 1918, he holds the General Service and Victory Medals. 4, Merritt Road, Brockley, S.E.4. ENGLAND, W. J., Private, R.A.S.C. He volunteered in November 1915, and a month later crossed to the Western Front, where he served on clerical duties at Le Havre, Etaples and Boulogne. In September 1917 he was transferred to the Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers and fought in the Battle of Passchendaele and other notable engagements until taken prisoner at St. Quentin on March 21st, 1918. Held in captivity in Germany, he was repatriated in January 1919, and demobilised in the following May. He holds the 1914-15 Star, and the General Service and Victory Medals. 71, Abbeyfield Road, Rotherhithe, S.E.16. EPTHORP, A., Private, R.A.S.C. Volunteering in September 1914, he landed in France in the following May. Later he was drafted to Salonika and thence to Egypt, where he was transferred to the R.W. Kent Regiment. He took part in the Battles of Gaza and Beersheba and other operations during the British Advance through Palestine, and also served with the Essex Regiment. He was demobilised in May 1919, and holds the 1914-15 Star, and the General Service and Victory Medals. 3c, Armada Street, Deptford, S.E.8. ERIKSEN, A., Seaman (Gunner), Mercantile Marine. He volunteered in August 1914, and after training as a Gunner served in that capacity in various ships which were engaged in convoying ammunition and supplies to and from France, the Dardanelles and Egypt. He made frequent voyages to and from America, and was also posted to "decoy" boats, one of which was torpedoed, and he was wounded. He did good work until the close of hostilities, and holds the General Service and Mercantile Marine War Medals. In 1920 he was still serving in the Mercantile Marine. 38, Plough Road, Rotherhithe, S.E.16. ERNEST, A., Rifleman, K.R.R.C. He joined in May 1916, and later in the same year was drafted to France. There he took part in numerous engagements, including those on the Somme and at Ypres, where he was wounded. He was invalided home, and after a period in hospital was discharged owing to his injuries in April 1918. He holds the General Service and Victory Medals. 9, Northam Street, Lewisham, S.E.13. ERRILL, J. A., Rflmn., 6th London Regt. (Rifles). Volunteering in April 1915, he was sent to France six months later and fought in the Battles of Loos, Ploegsteert Wood, Vimy Ridge and was wounded at Bourlon Wood. Rejoining his unit he was in action on the Somme, at Ypres and Cambrai, and was again wounded and sustained shell-shock. After treatment he took part in the German Offensive and Allied Advance of 1918. Demobilised in July 1919, he holds the 1914-15 Star, and the General Service and Victory Medals. 32, Chipley Street, New Cross, S.E.14. ERRINGTON, J. G., Leading Stoker, R.N. He was serving at the outbreak of war, having joined the Royal Navy in April 1910, and in 1915 his ship was sent to the Dardanelles. She was in action in the bombardment of the Gallipoli forts, and in the course of operations at the Narrows he was wounded. On recovery he was engaged with his ship on patrol and convoy duties in the North Sea, and was serving in H.M.S. "Iron Duke" until the end of the war. In 1920 he was serving with the Allied Fleet in Turkish waters, and holds the 1914-15 Star, and the General Service and Victory Medals. 43, Neptune Street, Rotherhithe, S.E.16. View And Download Original Document |