Carleton Rode First World War Archive
Frederick William Emms was born in Carleton Rode on the 22nd May 1891, the youngest of the twelve surviving children born to Henry and Rebecca Emms and one of the two Emms brothers who served in the First World War. You can read more about the Emms’ family history in the village on his brother’s page (John Emms). By the time of Fred’s … Continue ReadingFrederick Emms
John Emms was born in Carleton Rode on the 11th of October 1879, the seventh of twelve surviving children born to Henry and Rebecca (nee Hawes). The following family history background provides some context for the two Emms brothers on Carleton Rode’s WW1 Roll of Honour Board (also see Fred Emms). John’s father, Henry, the son of an agricultural worker, was born and … Continue ReadingJohn Emms
Herbert Matthew Greenwood was born on the 6th June 1888 in Fersfield, the second child (and oldest son) of Matthew Bennett Greenwood and his wife Rhoda Ann (nee Whiterod) who came from farming stock in the Garvestone and Mattishall area. After their marriage in 1885, Matthew and Rhoda moved further east to Fersfield in south Norfolk and farmed on their own account. During … Continue ReadingHerbert Greenwood