We honour the memory of all our ancestors who played their part in World War One at home or away.
So we are pleased to present short biographies of all those whose names we have found in the military records.
Mass Shootings at Manston Airbase
An American serviceman went on the rampage at Manston Airbase in Thanet, killing three people and wounding nine others before taking his own life. William Emptage was a witness.
Tradesman and Driver Fined For Cruelty to Horse
In 1899 William Henry Emptage appeared at the Cinque Port Petty Sessions in Margate charged with working a horse in an unfit state in Birchington.