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Thank you for all your help I am desperate to find a photograph of Arthur Frederick Emery. born 1898 Grain. A regimental photo would be brilliant from West Kent regiment or buffs.

Ancestry's version of the medal roll

F A Emery
Military Year: 1914-1920
Rank: Private
Medal Awarded: British War Medal and Victory Medal
Regiment or Corps: Buffs (East Kent) Regiment
Regimental Number: L/10574
Previous Units: L/10574 1/4 Bn. E Kent Pte

+ IGSM (The India General Service Medal) and Clasp Afghan 1919

He was awarded the British and Victory medals as he began active service overseas after 1 January 1916.

You may already be aware that around 70% of WW1 service records were damaged or destroyed dduring WW2 bombing. If you know he stayed in the Army after 1920, his records could still be with the MOD.

Sorry, your initial post said looking for info- it wasn't specific to his military career;

Regimental numbers for ref:

Name: F A Emery
Regiment or Corps: Buffs (East Kent) Regiment, Queen's Own (Royal West Kent) Regiment
Regimental Number: L/10574, 6278517

Thank you for all your replies. His Army career is one of the things I am interested in. I know that he served in the third Afghan was of 1919 but that is all I do know

Only seeing below for Army...(also Ancestry, FMP)

Chris :)

http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/D6398677

(Medal card of Emery, F A)

Possible marriage? You'd need the marriage certificate to confirm.

First name(s) ARTHUR F
Last name EMERY
Marriage quarter 3
Marriage year 1947
Spouse: Daisy B Edwards
Spouse's last name Edwards
District Chatham
County Kent
Volume 5B Page 865
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This was Daisy in 1939- with previous husband:

Edwards Household (2 People) 4 Youens Place, Gads Hill , Strood R.D., Kent, England

Daisy B Emery (Edwards) 18 Mar 1906 Female ? Work & Unpaid Domestic Duties Married
Percy B Edwards 01 Dec 1892 Male Rural Dis Council Labourer Married
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Looks like Daisy and Arthur had two sons before their marriage- in 1941 & 1943. (Daisy's maiden name Judd).

Percy's death wasn't until 1946, hence the late marriage.

Death listed under Frederick and Artur:

First name(s) FREDERICK A
Last name EMERY
Gender Male
Birth year 1899
Age 56
Death quarter 1
Death year 1955
District Chatham
County Kent
Volume 5B Page 329
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First name(s) ARTHUR F
Last name EMERY
Gender Male
Birth year 1899
Age 56
Death quarter 1
Death year 1955
District Chatham
County Kent
Volume 5B Page 329

1939:

Emery Household (2 People) The College Cooling , Strood R.D., Kent, England

Albert W Emery 15 Dec 1864 Male Farm Labourer (Retired) Married
Mary A Emery 21 Jan 1867 Female Unpaid Domestic Duties Married

Not able to stay, apologies!, but adding below...

Chris :)

Baptism
County Kent
Place Grain
Church name St James
Register type Parish Register
Register entry number 522
Baptism date 03 Apr 1898
Person forename Arthur Frederick
Person abode Grayne
Father forename Alfred Albert William
Father surname EMERY
Father occupation Waggoner
Mother forename Mary Anne

https://www.freereg.org.uk/

(from above link)

Edits (ah, good AQ on the case!)

Arthur's birth:
EMERY, ARTHUR FREDERICK Mother's maiden name: GLIDWELL
GRO Reference: 1898 J Quarter in HOO Volume 02A Page 595
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1901 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription
Wall End Cottage, Isle of Grain, Hoo, Kent, England

Alfred W Emery Head Married Male 36 1865 Waggoner On Farm Faversham, Kent,
Mary A Emery Wife Married Female 34 1867 - -
Annie E Emery Daughter - Female 8 1893 Attending School -
Arthur F Emery Son - Male 3 1898 - -
Lillian M Emery Daughter - Female 0 1901 - -
John Beal Boarder Single Male 62 1839 Farm Labourer Pembrey, Carmarthenshire,
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1911 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription
Cooling Court Cottages Cooling Rochester, Cooling, Kent, England

Albert Emery Head Married Male Farm Labourer 46 1865 Faversham Kent
Mary Emery Wife Married Female - 44 1867 Grain Kent
Arthur Emery Son - Male School 13 1898 Grain Kent
Lillian Emery Daughter - Female School 10 1901 Grain Kent

Mary married 23 years 6 children, 3 still living

Please can anyone help. I am looking for any info about Arthur Frederick Emery. (liked to be know as Frederick.) He was born 1898 Isle of Grain Kent. He served in the Buffs and Later Royal Kent Regiment. Served in the Afghan War of 1919.

Any help would be greatly appreciated

Jeanette