2nd Lt
George Addis Adamson
Information about birth
Date of birth: 29/05/1898 |
Place of birth: Ardrossan, Ayrshire, Scotland, United Kingdom |
General information
Profession: Student |
Army information
Country: England, United Kingdom |
Force: British Expeditionary Force |
Rank: Second Lieutenant |
Service number: 33980 |
Enlistment date: 03/01/1917 |
Enlistment place: Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland, United Kingdom |
Units: — King's Own Scottish Borderers, 6th Bn. (Last known unit) |
Information about death
Date of death: 12/10/1917 |
Place of death: Poelcapelle, Belgium |
Cause of death: Killed in action (K.I.A.) |
Age: 19 |
Memorial
Tyne Cot Memorial Panel: 66 |
Points of interest 3
#1 | Place of birth | ||
#2 | Enlistment place | ||
#3 | ‘Place of death’ |
My story
Second Lieutenant George Addis ADAMSON ( 6th Bn. King's Own Scottish Borderers (K.O.S.B.), 27th Brigade, 9th Division ) was killed in action on the 12th of October 1917, the First Battle of Passchendaele. The 9th division was located near the left bank of the Lekkerboterbeek, south of Poelcapelle. The 9th Division attacked with one brigade, the 26th brigade. The objective allotted to the 6th Bn. K.O.S.B. was the taking of the final objective. On the right a pill-box held up the whole advance, causing the 6th KOSB to become involved in the attack. After this delay they pushed on another 150 yards and consolidated a line of shell holes. In general it was quite a chaotic day and the whole division couldn't get further than the first objective. The advance had come to a halt 100 yards ( ca. 91 metres ) from there starting position. George Addis Adamson must have died during this attack between Poelkapelle and Wallemolen. He is remembered at the Tyne Cot Memorial.
Sources 6
"The Third Ypres Passchendaele. The Day-by-Day Account", McCarthy C., London, Arms & Armour Press, 1995 Sources used |
Ancestry https://www.ancestry.co.uk/ Sources used |
History of the ninth Scottish Division, 19141919, Ewing J. Sources used |
The K.O.S.B. in the Great War, G. Stair Sources used |
The Long Long Trail http://www.longlongtrail.co.uk/army/ Sources used |
War Diary http://www.nmarchive.com/ Sources used |