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Robert Edgar Emerick

In memory of:

Lance Corporal Robert Edgar Emerick

October 17, 1944

Military Service

Service Number:

B/60797

Age:

26

Force:

Army

Unit:

48th Highlanders of Canada

Additional Information

Son of Hilton and Sadie A. Emerick, of Hornings Mills, Ontario, Canada.

Commemorated on Page 300 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information

Cemetery:

CESENA WAR CEMETERY
Italy

Grave Reference:

IV, G, 7.

Location:

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.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

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  • Photo of Robert Emerick– Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me

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    Photo of Robert Emerick
    Photo of Robert Emerick – Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
  • Photo of Robert Emerick– Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me

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    Photo of Robert Emerick
    Photo of Robert Emerick – Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
  • Badge– 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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    Badge – 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
  • Newspaper clipping– Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Newspaper clipping – Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Newspaper clipping– From the Toronto Telegram 1943. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Newspaper clipping
    Newspaper clipping – From the Toronto Telegram 1943. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Newspaper clipping– From the Toronto Telegram October 1944. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Newspaper clipping
    Newspaper clipping – From the Toronto Telegram October 1944. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Letter– 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.)

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    Letter – 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.)
  • Memorial– 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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    Memorial
    Memorial – 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.)
  • Headstone of Robert E. Emerick

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    Headstone of Robert E. Emerick
    Headstone of Robert E. Emerick

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