Pte
Albert Adams
Information about birth
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Date of birth: 18/09/1876 |
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Place of birth: Rochester, Kent, England, United Kingdom |
General information
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Profession: Licensed Victualler |
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: 40416 |
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Enlistment place: Chatham, Kent, England, United Kingdom |
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Units: — East Yorkshire Regiment, 6th Bn. (Last known unit) |
Information about death
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Date of death: 02/10/1917 |
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Place of death: Maison Bulgare, Belgium |
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Cause of death: Killed in action (K.I.A.) |
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Age: 41 |
Memorial
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Tyne Cot Memorial Panel: 47 |
Distinctions and medals 2
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British War Medal Medal |
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Victory Medal Medal |
Points of interest 2
| #1 | Place of birth | ||
| #2 | Enlistment place |
My story
Private Albert Adams was killed in action on the 2nd of October 1917, probably while burying a cable line near Maison Bulgare, north of Sint-Juliaan. On the 2nd of October Adams' Company had just started to lay a cable from Maison Bulgare to the Hannixbeek Farm ( near Langemarck ). Private Adams was killed in action during the work, another soldier was wounded.
Sources 2
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6 battalion East Yorkshire Regiment (Pioneers), (TheNational Archives, KEW (TNA), W095/1804/1). https://nationalarchives.gov.uk Further reference |
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Melville Henry Massue, de Ruvigny's Roll of Honour, 1914-1919: a Biographical Record of All Members of His Majesty's Naval and Military Forces Who Have Fallen in the War (Uckfield, Naval & Military Press, 2010) pg 1. 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/845658 |
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Namenlijst (In Flanders Fields Museum) https://namenlijst.org/publicsearch/#/person/_id=1c7a7986-ff20-40a0-8214-c5d599ff49ce |
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Lives of the First World War (Imperial War Museum) https://livesofthefirstworldwar.iwm.org.uk/lifestory/631649 |