Current Information:

Age-27

5, Salisbury Street, Burdett Road, Bow

Bethune Town Cemetery, France

The 17th London battalion went to France in March, 1915 and in May of that year they became part of 141 Brigade, 47th Division. During April, 1915 they went underwent training, which included, from 9th to 15th April, an introduction to trench warfare near Festubert. Arthur Embery became one of the the battalion’s first fatality when he died from wounds on 15th April but the battalion diary provides no further information concerning his death.