Corporal Arthur Emmett
32857 1st Kings Own Royal Lancaster Regiment
Killed in Action 9th April 1917
in France, aged 30
Lived at 35 Hulme Street
Buried at Mindel Trench Cemetery France - B.22
Commemorated on the Holy Trinity Memorial
Burnley Express 28th April 1917

ANOTHER WHITTLEFIELD WEAVER (Burnley Express 28/4/1917)

Wednesday morning’s post brought to Mrs. Emmett, of 35 Hulme-street, Burnley, the sad news that her husband, Corpl. Arthur Emmett, 32857, King’s Own Royal Lancaster Regt., was killed in action on the 9th of April. She had no previous intimation from any officer or comrade, and the news came as a shock. She has three children.
Corpl. Emmett, who would have been 31 years of age three weeks after the date of his death, was formerly a weaver at Simpson’s Victoria Mill, Trafalgar. He has no parents. He enlisted two years ago last January, and was taken out to the front about four months ago. He attended the Holy Trinity Mission in Argyle-street, and had played football for the mission team. He has only one brother, and he is in the Army.