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233843 2nd Lt. Harold Theodore Emerson British Army 8th Btn. Loyal North Lancashire Regiment from:Handsworth, Birmingham (d.10th July 1916) My great uncle Harold Emerson was originally in the Royal Engineers and he qualified for his 1914-1915 Star Medal when he went into a theatre of war on 5th November 1914. He was later commissioned into the Loyal North Lancashire Regiment. He was killed in action serving with the 8th Bn. Loyal North Lancs on 10th July 1916, during an attack towards the rear of the village of Ovillers la Boiselle (Somme). The 8th Bn were fighting along a trench towards the rear of Ovillers and were counter-attacked several times and made little progress, resulting in casualties of 247. One of these would have been 2nd Lt H T Emerson. His body was never found and he is now commemorated on the Thiepval Memorial. He died aged 18. Please type your message:      We recommend you copy the text about this item and keep a copy on your own computer before pressing submit. Your Name:             Email Address:       @ **Please put first part of your email, (before the @ sign) in the first box, and the second part in the second box. Do not include @, it is automatic. Do not enter your full email in each box or add an @ sign or random spaces.**