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We remember Thomas Smythe Emery
We remember Thomas Smythe Emery
Timeline
Timeline
1888
1911
employment
Solicitor
Emery and Emery
Ramsgate and Broadstairs, Kent
United Kingdom
Source:6987759
January 1911 - June 1914
1911
dates
Age 22
Source:6987770
1911
1911
location
Fairview, College Road, Maidstone, Kent
United Kingdom
away from home address
Source:6987770
1911
1912
service
British Army
Second Lieutenant
The Buffs, East Kent Regiment
4th Battalion
Source:6987990
21st August 1912
1914
service
British Army
Lieutenant
Home Counties Staff Signal Corps
Source:6987759
July 1914 - December 1914
1915
service
British Army
Lieutenant
Royal Engineers
84th Brigade Staff
Source:6987759
January 1915
1915
hospitalisation
Seriously at Ypres
Hospital/Institution
Source:6987759
May 1915
1915
service
British Army
Captain
Royal Engineers
84th Brigade Staff
Source:6987759
1915
1915
theatres
France & Belgium: 1a
Source:6987759
1915 - 1917
1916
service
British Army
Major
Royal Engineers
84th Brigade Staff
Source:6987759
1916
1916
service
British Army
Acting Lieutenant Colonel
Middlesex Regiment
7th Battalion
Source:6987759
1916
1917
awards
Military Cross (MC)
British Award/Decoration
Source:6987992
10th January 1917
1917
service
Indian Army
Lieutenant
67th Punjabis
Source:6987993
31st July 1917
1917
service
British Army
Major
76th Punjabis
Source:6987759
August 1917
1917
theatres
South West Africa :5b
Source:6987759
1917
1917
theatres
Indian Frontier :6g
Source:6987759
1917 - 1919
1919
service
Indian Army
Captain
Source:6987994
3rd May 1919
1922
service
Indian Army
Major
15th Punjab Regiment
1st Battalion
Source:6988008
1922
1928
dates
Age 39
Source:6987779
25th April 1928
1928
marriage
Elsie Martin Wharton
Source:6987779
25th April 1928
1951
dates
Age 63
Source:6987778
1951
service
British Army
Lieutenant
Royal Engineers Indian Army
Source:5272418
service
British Army
Major
Royal Engineers Indian Army
Source:5272418
service
British Army
Staff Captain
Royal Engineers attached Punjabis Indian Army
Source:5272418
1951
death
Unknown
Cottonwoods, Nanstallon, Bodmin, Cornwall
United Kingdom
Source:6987778
17th August 1951
Details
Details
Names
| Type | Name |
|---|---|
| First Names | Thomas Smythe |
| Initials | TS |
| Last Name | Emery |
| Source | 5272418 |
Gender
| Gender | Source |
|---|---|
| Male |
Locations
| Address | Country | Type | Date | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fairview, College Road, Maidstone, Kent | United Kingdom | away from home address | known 1911 |
Contribution
Military Service
Military Service
| Service | Number | Unit | Section | Rank | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| British Army | Royal Engineers Indian Army | Lieutenant | |||
| British Army | Royal Engineers Indian Army | Major | |||
| British Army | Royal Engineers attached Punjabis Indian Army | Staff Captain | |||
| British Army | Home Counties Staff Signal Corps | Lieutenant | |||
| British Army | Royal Engineers | 84th Brigade Staff | Lieutenant | ||
| British Army | Royal Engineers | 84th Brigade Staff | Captain | ||
| British Army | Royal Engineers | 84th Brigade Staff | Major | ||
| British Army | Middlesex Regiment | 7th Battalion | Acting Lieutenant Colonel | ||
| British Army | 76th Punjabis | Major | |||
| British Army | The Buffs, East Kent Regiment | 4th Battalion | Second Lieutenant | ||
| Indian Army | 67th Punjabis | Lieutenant | |||
| Indian Army | Captain | ||||
| Indian Army | 15th Punjab Regiment | 1st Battalion | Major |
Awards
| Award | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Military Cross (MC) | British Award/Decoration |
Family
Parents
| Name | Relationship | Dates | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| James Emery | father |
Spouse
| Name | Relationship | Dates | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elsie Martin Wharton | wife | 25th April 1928 |
Media
Media
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Capt T S Emery 1930Photograph of Captain Thomas Smythe Emery in uniform with a group of officers of 1/15th Punjab Regiment, Wana, November 1930. From A History of the 1st Battalion 15th Punjab Regiment 1857-1937 by J.E. Shearer, Aldershot, Gale & Polden, 1937
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Evidence
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Official Records
| Title | Connected by | More information |
|---|---|---|
| Medal Index Card |
External Evidence
| Reference | Connected by | More information |
|---|---|---|
| Thomas Smythe Emery | Anthony26083 | |
| Thomas Smythe Emery to be Second Lieutenant | Anthony26083 | |
| Award of MC to Thomas Smythe Emery | Anthony26083 | |
| Admitted to the Indian Army as a Lieutenant | Anthony26083 | |
| Promotion to Captain | Anthony26083 | |
| List of British Officers who have served with the Regiment | Anthony26083 |
Multimedia
| Title | Connected by | More information |
|---|---|---|
| Capt T S Emery 1930 | Anthony26083 |
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