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Son of Hilton and Sadie A. Emerick, of Hornings Mills, Ontario, Canada.
Digital gallery of Lance Corporal Robert Edgar Emerick
Digital gallery of
Lance Corporal Robert Edgar Emerick
Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
Digital gallery of
Lance Corporal Robert Edgar Emerick
Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
Digital gallery of
Lance Corporal Robert Edgar Emerick
Digital gallery of
Lance Corporal Robert Edgar Emerick
In memory of the members of the 48th Highlanders of Canada who went to war and did not come home. Submitted on behalf of the 48th Highlanders Museum, 73 Simcoe St. Toronto, ON
Digital gallery of
Lance Corporal Robert Edgar Emerick
Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
Digital gallery of
Lance Corporal Robert Edgar Emerick
From the Toronto Telegram 1943. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
Digital gallery of
Lance Corporal Robert Edgar Emerick
From the Toronto Telegram October 1944. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
Digital gallery of
Lance Corporal Robert Edgar Emerick
This memorial monument, located at the intersection of Main and Mill Streets in the hamlet of Horning's Mills, about 9 kilometres (or 5 to 6 miles) north of Shelburne, Ontario, includes the name of Robert Emerick (though his surname is slightly misspelled). L/Cpl Emerick had been born and raised in Horning's Mills. He was killed in action in Italy while serving as a regimental signaller in the 48th Highlanders of Canada, an infantry regiment. (Image taken by Gregory J. Barker of Barrie, Ontario, in 2024.)
Digital gallery of
Lance Corporal Robert Edgar Emerick
File copy of a letter from the Adjutant-General to L/Cpl Emerick's father, shortly after L/Cpl Emerick was killed in action in Italy. (Source: Library and Archives Canada.)
Image gallery
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Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
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Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
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In memory of the members of the 48th Highlanders of Canada who went to war and did not come home. Submitted on behalf of the 48th Highlanders Museum, 73 Simcoe St. Toronto, ON
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Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
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From the Toronto Telegram 1943. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
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From the Toronto Telegram October 1944. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
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This memorial monument, located at the intersection of Main and Mill Streets in the hamlet of Horning's Mills, about 9 kilometres (or 5 to 6 miles) north of Shelburne, Ontario, includes the name of Robert Emerick (though his surname is slightly misspelled). L/Cpl Emerick had been born and raised in Horning's Mills. He was killed in action in Italy while serving as a regimental signaller in the 48th Highlanders of Canada, an infantry regiment. (Image taken by Gregory J. Barker of Barrie, Ontario, in 2024.)
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File copy of a letter from the Adjutant-General to L/Cpl Emerick's father, shortly after L/Cpl Emerick was killed in action in Italy. (Source: Library and Archives Canada.)
In the Books of Remembrance
Commemorated on:
Page 300 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance.
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CESENA WAR CEMETERY Italy
CESENA WAR CEMETERY lies in the Commune of Cesena, in the Province of Forli, and is situated one kilometre north-east of Cesena railway station on the provincial road to Cervia (Route No.71 bis).
If exiting at Cesena from the highway, the sign will be seen for the Cemetery. From the other direction in Cesena, follow the sign to Rimini and then Cervia and the Cemetery will be found on the right.
The CESENA WAR CEMETERY is permanently open and may be visited outside the working hours of the local gardening staff, but will be unmanned.
For more information, visit Commonwealth War Graves Commission.
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