Pte
James Francis Basil Adkins
Information about birth
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Date of birth: 04/04/1898 |
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Place of birth: Preston, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom |
Army information
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Country: England, United Kingdom |
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Force: British Expeditionary Force |
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Rank: Private |
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Service number: 9760 |
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Enlistment date: May 1916 |
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Enlistment place: Preston, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom |
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Units: — Suffolk Regiment, 2nd Bn. (Last known unit) |
Information about death
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Date of death: 01/10/1917 |
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Place of death: Lijssenthoek, Remy Siding Casualty Clearing Stations, Belgium |
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Cause of death: Died of wounds (D.O.W.) |
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Age: 19 |
Cemetery
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Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery Plot: 25 Row: J Grave: 9A |
Distinctions and medals 2
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British War Medal Medal |
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Victory Medal Medal |
Points of interest 3
| #1 | Place of birth | ||
| #2 | Enlistment place | ||
| #3 | ‘Place of death’ |
Sources 6
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"De Ruvigny's Roll of Honour 1914-18. A biographical Record of Members of His Majesty's naval and military forces who fell in the Great War 1914-1918 ", vol. 3, Naval & Military Press, 2010, pg. 2. Sources used |
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"The History of the Suffolk Regiment 1914-1927", Murphy C.C.R., London, Hutchinson & Co., 1928, pg. 223-224. Sources used |
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Ancestry http://www.ancestry.co.uk Further reference |
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CWGC http://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/2056574/ADKINS,%20J%20F%20B Sources used |
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Locations of British Casualty Clearing Stations http://www.longlongtrail.co.uk/army/regiments-and-corps/locations-of-british-casualty-clearing-stations/ Sources used |
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The Long Long Trail http://www.longlongtrail.co.uk/army Further reference |