Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Three: Private J. Emanuel, 38th Divisional Cyclist Company, Army Cyclist Corps, who was killed in action in the assault on Mametz Wood on 7 July 1916 whilst serving with 16th (Cardiff City) Battalion, Welsh Regiment

1914-15 Star (2787 Pte. J. Emanuel. A. Cyc. Corps.); British War and Victory Medals (2787 Pte. J. Emanuel. A. Cyc. Corps.) a few contact marks, better than very fine (3) £160-£200

John Emanuel was born in 1890 at Sand Lane, Briton Ferry, the son of Thomas and Elizabeth Emanuel. He worked at the Cape Copper Works. He attested for service at Neath on 9 September 1914. He was posted to the Divisional Cyclist Company of the 38th (Welsh) Division, landing at Le Havre on 2 December 1915. He served with the Cyclist Company until posted as part of a draft of men to the 16th (Cardiff City) Battalion of the Welsh Regiment, on 19 May 1916. The Cardiff City Battalion launched the first assault on Mametz Wood on 7 July 1916 in the face of intense machine gun fire. Emanuel was killed in action in that assault; he has no known grave and is commemorated on the Thiepval Memorial, France.