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 (approximate) |
Sources 4
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2 Battalion Suffolk Regiment (The National Archives, KEW (TNA), WO 95/1437/1). http://nationalarchives.gov.uk 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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Murphy C.C.R., The History of the Suffolk Regiment 1914-1927 (London, Hutchinson & Co., 1928), p. 223-224. Sources used |
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The Marquis De Ruvigny, 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, (London, Naval & Military Press, 2010), p. 2. Sources used |
More information 3
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Commonwealth War Graves Commission Database https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/2056574 |
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Namenlijst (In Flanders Fields Museum) https://namenlijst.org/publicsearch/#/person/_id=63e3791b-97a8-4744-9753-05616ef79081 |
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Lives of the First World War (Imperial War Museum) https://livesofthefirstworldwar.iwm.org.uk/lifestory/199486 |