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2Lt. J. S. Adair
British Army 11th Btn. Royal Irish Rifles
J S Adair joined the 11th Battalion, Royal Irish Rifles as a reinforcement on 10th of January 1917.
Pte Rob Adair
British Army 24th (Tyneside Irish) Battalion Northumberland Fusiliers
from:Sherburn Hill
Pte. Robert Adair
British Army 24th (Tyneside Irish) Btn. Northumberland Fusiliers
from:Sherburn Hill
(d.9th April 1917)
Sgt. William James Creagan Adair
British Army Royal Irish Fusiliers
from:37 Crosby Street, Belfast
My grandfather Sgt. William James Creagan Adair, served with the Royal Irish Fusiliers. I've been looking for information for a number of years, I was hoping somebody might know something.
Able Seaman William Miller Adair
Royal Navy H.M.S. Watchman.
(d.27 Oct 1918)
William Adair served in H.M.S. Watchman. Remembered at . WW1
Signal Boy Francis Adam
Royal Navy H.M.S. Vanguard.
(d.9 Jul 1917)
Francis Adam served in H.M.S. Vanguard. Remembered at . WW1
Captain Herbert Algernon Adam O B E
Royal Navy H.M.S. Pembroke
(d.27 Sep 1920)
Herbert Adam served in H.M.S. Pembroke Remembered at . WW1
Fireman James Adam
Mercantile Marine Reserve HMS Viknor
from:Jarrow
(d.13th Jan 1915)
James Adam served as a Fireman onboard HMS Viknor with the Mercantile Marine Reserve. He was aged 30 when he died on 13th January 1915. He was the son of Roland A. Adam and Mary Jane Adam of Jarrow and husband of Amy Adam (nee Humfress) of 61 South Street Jarrow. On the 1911 census, James Adam age 26 is recorded as a Ship Platers Helper in Shipyard living with his wife Amy and children at 44 Nixon Street, Jarrow.
James is remembered on the Plymouth Naval Memorial and commemorated on the Palmer Cenotaph (plaque on west face) Jarrow and on the Triptych in St. Paul's Church Jarrow.
Fireman James Adam
Mercantile Marine Reserve H.M.S. Viknor
(d.13 Jan 1915)
James Adam served in H.M.S. Viknor Remembered at . WW1
Sgt. Robert William Wyllie Adam
Australian Imperial Force 11th Infantry Battalion
from:Australia
(d.26th July 1916)
Robert William Wyllie Adam was born in Perth, Western Australia during 1889. He was educated in England where he attended schools at East Molesey, Surrey and Rugby, Warwickshire.
The Adam family were a distinguished British political family and Robert was related to the famous Admiral Sir Charles Adam. His mother, Jane Emily Adam, was the daughter of George Leake who was twice the premier of Western Australia. Robert returned to Perth at age 18 and worked as a farmer. He enlisted in the Australian Imperial Force on 3 February 1915. He was assigned to the 11th Infantry Battalion. Following basic training at Blackboy Hill, he departed Fremantle on 25 April 1915 aboard HMAT Hororata.
Robert served at Gallipoli from June to November 1915, inclusive of a period of illness during July and August. He was transferred to France in April 1916 where he fought in the battle of the Somme and was fatally wounded at Pozières. For his actions at Pozières, Adam was recommended for a Military Medal. Robert Adam died of wounds on 26 July 1916 and is commemorated on the Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, France.
Able Seaman Robert Black Adam
Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve Anson Btn. Royal Naval Division
(d.11 Nov 1918)
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Trimmer Samuel Stepney Adam
Royal Naval Reserve H.M. Trawler Rose II.
(d.23 Apr 1917)
Samuel Adam served in H.M. Trawler Rose II. Remembered at . WW1
Gunner William Adam
Royal Marine Artillery H.M.S. Hercules.
(d.6 May 1920)
William Adam served in H.M.S. Hercules. Remembered at . WW1
Blacksmiths Mate Alfred Henry Adames
Royal Navy H.M.S. Bulwark.
(d.26 Nov 1914)
Alfred Adames served in H.M.S. Bulwark. Remembered at . WW1
Gunner Adams
Royal Navy H.M.S. Cordelia
(d.1 Mar 1920)
Adams served in H.M.S. Cordelia Remembered at . WW1
Private Adams
Royal Marine Light Infantry H.M.S. Gibraltar.
(d.26 May 1921)
Adams served in H.M.S. Gibraltar. Remembered at . WW1
Gunner Adams
Royal Navy H.M.S. Vivid.
(d.1 Nov 1915)
Adams served in H.M.S. Vivid. Remembered at . WW1
Able Seaman Adams
Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve Hood Btn. Royal Naval Division
(d.7 Mar 1918)
Adams served in Hood Btn. Royal Naval Division Remembered at . WW1
Able Seaman Adams
Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve Nelson Btn. Royal Naval Division
(d.31 Dec 1917)
Adams served in Nelson Btn. Royal Naval Division Remembered at . WW1
Able Seaman Adam Brown Adams
Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve Hood Btn. Royal Naval Division
(d.2 May 1915)
Adam Adams served in Hood Btn. Royal Naval Division Remembered at . WW1
Engine Room Artificer 3rd Albert Victor Adams
Royal Navy H.M. Submarine K.17.
(d.31 Jan 1918)
Albert Adams served in H.M. Submarine K.17. Remembered at . WW1
Stoker 1st Class Albert Henry Adams
Royal Navy H.M.S. Defence.
(d.31 May 1916)
Albert Adams served in H.M.S. Defence. Remembered at . WW1
Boy 2nd Class Albert Archibald Alan Adams
Royal Navy H.M.S. Ganges.
(d.23 Jul 1920)
Albert Adams served in H.M.S. Ganges. Remembered at . WW1
Acting Engine Room Artifi Albert Edgar Adams
Royal Navy H.M.S. Hollyhock
(d.1 Jun 1921)
Albert Adams served in H.M.S. Hollyhock Remembered at . WW1
Ordinary Seaman Albert James Richard Adams
Royal Navy H.M.S. Victory.
(d.7 Sep 1918)
Albert Adams served in H.M.S. Victory. Remembered at . WW1
Able Seaman Alfred Adams
Royal Navy H.M.S. Viknor.
(d.13 Jan 1915)
Alfred Adams served in H.M.S. Viknor. Remembered at . WW1
Private Archibald Adams
Royal Marine Light Infantry H.M. Monitor Severn.
(d.6 Feb 1915)
Archibald Adams served in H.M. Monitor Severn. Remembered at . WW1
Drv. Arthur James Adams
Australian Imperial Force
from:Australia
(d.9th Aug 1916)
Arthur James Adams was born in England at Wolverton, Buckinghamshire during 1888. He was educated at the Wolverton County School and the Wolverton Science and Arts Institute. Adams migrated to Australia at age 22 and worked as a carpenter and joiner in Brisbane. His father, a Mr G Adams, still resided in Buckinghamshire at the outbreak of war.
Arthur enlisted in the Australian Imperial Force on 13 August 1914. He had some prior military experience in the reserve forces, having served for about 3 years in the 1st Bucks Territorials. He initially served as a Driver in the 3rd Field Ambulance, but was later transferred to the rank of Private in the 13th Field Ambulance. Following basic training he boarded HMAT Rangatira, and embarked from Brisbane on 25 October 1914. Adams was seriously wounded on 8th of August 1916 during the battle of Pozières. He died of wounds shortly afterwards on 9th of August 1916. Arthur Adams is buried at Warloy-Baillon Communal Cemetery, France
Arthur Adams
British Army Army Service Corps
from:Great Yarmouth, Norfolk
Arthur Adams didn't serve overseas during WW1. He served in the UK with the ASC (transport) because he had a club foot and had been kicked in the head by a horse before the war. It is said that he helped to recover the bodies after the Silvertown Explosion in London during WW1.
Lance Corporal Arthur Adams
Royal Marine Light Infantry Chatham Btn. Royal Naval Division
(d.8 Oct 1914)
Arthur Adams served in Chatham Btn. Royal Naval Division Remembered at . WW1
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