Basic Details
Surname
Emerton
Forenames
Arthur William
Gender
Male
Information stated on memorial
Served or died
Died
Service number
30928
Notes
The Roll lists his address as 35 Bridge Street. It wrongly records his date of death as 3/5/1916.

(CWGC records that Private Arthur William Emerton, regimental number 30928, died on 3/5/1917 serving in 6th Battalion Northamptonshire Regiment, and is commemorated on Bay 7 of Arras Memorial. Soldiers Died in the Great War likewise record that he died 3/5/1917, as do the Army Registers of Soldiers' Effects, which record that his sister Rose was his legatee).
Primary Service
As stated on memorial
Service (Primary - Stated)
Army
Unit (Primary - Stated)
Northants Regt
Sub-unit (Primary - Stated)
3rd
Rank / Title (Primary - Stated)
Pte
Our References
Service (Primary - Our reference)
Unit (Primary - Our reference)
Rank / Title (Primary - Our reference)
Death and Burial details
Country of death
France
Town of death
Near Arras
Country of burial
Not Stated on Memorial
Cemetery
Not Stated on Memorial
Year of death
1916
Month of death
May
Day of death
3
Manner of death as stated
"Killed in action 3 May 1916 [sic] near Arras"
Manner of death reference
Killed in Action
Personal Details
Address
35, BRIDGE STREET
Occupation
Not Stated on Memorial