 Emsden akazvipira kupinda muchiuto muna 1914 muHondo Yenyika I kuti ashumire nyika yake, uye akatumirwa kuFrance muna 1915. Somusoja weBedfordshire Regiment, uye pashure pokunge vakuru vakuru 79 vaurawa muzuva rimwe chete, iye pachake akatungamirira mapurisa matatu ebayonet paHill 60Muhondo yechipiri yeYpres, achitora chinangwa chake pakuedza kwechitatu. Akashandawo nokuremekedzwa muhondo dzeSomme, Cambrai, uye St. Quentin. Apona muhondo idzodzo, akazvipira kupinda muRoyal Flying Corps. 