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James Francis Basil Adkins
Informatie over geboorte
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Geboortedatum: 04/04/1898 |
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Geboorteplaats: Preston, Lancashire, Engeland, Verenigd Koninkrijk |
Informatie legerdienst
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Land: Engeland, Verenigd Koninkrijk |
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Strijdmacht: British Expeditionary Force |
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Rang: Private |
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Service nummer: 9760 |
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Dienstneming datum: May 1916 |
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Dienstneming plaats: Preston, Lancashire, Engeland, Verenigd Koninkrijk |
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Eenheden: — Suffolk Regiment, 2nd Bn. (Laatst gekende eenheid) |
Informatie over overlijden
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Datum van overlijden: 01/10/1917 |
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Plaats van overlijden: Lijssenthoek, Remy Siding Casualty Clearing Stations, België |
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Doodsoorzaak: Died of wounds (D.O.W.) |
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Leeftijd: 19 |
Begraafplaats
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Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery Plot: 25 Rij: J Graf: 9A |
Onderscheidingen en medailles 2
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British War Medal Medaille |
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Victory Medal Medaille |
Points of interest 3
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Mijn verhaal
Private James Francis Basil ADKINS ( 2nd Bn. Suffolk Regiment, 76th Brigade, 3rd Division ) got wounded in the Zonnebeke area on the 29th of September 1917, while acting as a reserve stretch-bearer for the 7th Field Ambulance ( Royal Army Medical Corps ( R.A.M.C.), 7th Brigade, 3rd Division ). This happened during the Battle of Polygon Wood, which took place from the 26th till the 30th of September. He was brought to Casualty Clearing Station no. 17, also known as Remy Farm or Remy Sidings. Unfortunately, because of his wounds, he passed away on the 1st of October 1917. He is buried at Lijsenthoek Military Cemetery.
Bronnen 4
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2 Battalion Suffolk Regiment (The National Archives, KEW (TNA), WO 95/1437/1). http://nationalarchives.gov.uk Gebruikte bronnen |
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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/ Gebruikte bronnen |
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Murphy C.C.R., The History of the Suffolk Regiment 1914-1927 (London, Hutchinson & Co., 1928), p. 223-224. Gebruikte bronnen |
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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. Gebruikte bronnen |
Meer informatie 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 |