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Able Seaman Harry Bernard Emerson

from:Milton Street, Loughborough, Leicestershire

(d.4th Sep 1914)

Harry Emmerson joined the Royal Navy as a boy in 1911 on Ganges 2. He spent time following this on HMS Commonwealth, Formidable, King Alfred and Talbot. Following this period he became an Ordinary Seaman and went back to the King Alfred. Afterwards he qualified as Able Seaman in 1912 and then went HMS Vivid 1. After a short spell there he was then sent to HMS Amphion until it was sunk 36 hours into WW1 on 6th August 1914. Fortunately he was one of the survivors and ended up on the Dido(Faulknor). Sadly though on September 4th 1914 he died at RN Hospital Haslar of pneumonia. His remains were then removed to his home at Loughborough in Leicestershire where he was buried in the local cemetery.



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