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World War 1 One ww1 wwII greatwar great 1914 1918 first battalion regiment
Petty Officer Arthur Edward Norton Adams
Royal Navy H.M.S. Clan McNaughton.
(d.3 Feb 1915)
Arthur Adams served in H.M.S. Clan McNaughton. Remembered at . WW1
Arthur Vincent Adams
from:Winson Green, Birmingham
Memorial register within Bishop Latimer Church, Beeton Road, Winson Green , Birmingham.
Text of stone plaque above reads: IN HONOURED AND SACRED MEMORY OF THE MEN OF THIS CONGREGATION AND PARISH WHO LAID DOWN THEIR LIVES IN THE GREAT WAR 1914 1918 GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN THAN THIS THAT A MAN LAY DOWN HIS LIFE FOR HIS FRIENDS
It is located in the North west corner within the Lady Chapel. Plaque measures 610mm by 470mm, inset grey marble with recessed carved high relief lettering on a gold painted background The case below this is of a similar size and sits on a marble bracket shelf with two quarter round edges, presumably for candlesticks. The case has a hinged cover of japanned bronze with deep set chamfered glass.
The memorial list is bordered by brown Moroccan leather picked out with leaves and a five petaled rose in each corner in gold leaf. The words: THEIR NAME LIVETH FOR EVERMORE at the top and the dates 1914 1918 at the bottom 128 names in total written in black ink on vellum. (I am the carpenter who relaid the Lady Chapel floor during May 2018)
Pte. Bertie James Adams
British Army 7th Btn. East Lancashire Regiment
from:Kelbrook, Yorkshire
(d.14th Nov 1916)
Shipwright 2nd Class Carl Harry Bowden Adams
Royal Navy H.M.S. Amphion.
(d.6 Aug 1914)
Carl Adams served in H.M.S. Amphion. Remembered at . WW1
Pte. Charles John Adams
British Army 6th Essex Regiment
from:Castle Street, Ongar, Essex
Pte. Charles George Adams
British Army 2nd Btn. Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry
from:West Ham
(d.1st July 1915)
The DCLI records show that Charles Adams joined up at Stratford on the 31st of August 1914, only a few weeks after the outbreak of war. He was just a few days short of his 20th birthday, though the record shows him as being 20 years old.
Charles arrived in France on 30th of April 1915, which was also the day he wrote his will. After arrival in France, he was soon in the trenches near Sanctuary Wood in the Ypres Salient as part of A Coy 2 DCLI. Later the battalion moved to Houplines further South of Ypres.
He was one of three soldiers killed in trench 80 near Houplines on the 1st of July 1915 by a German trench mortar. The other two soldiers killed were Pte Drew and Pte Andrews. The Battalion War Diary describes how the three died even down to the time, it says: "Between 2 & 3 am No. 80 Trench was again bombarded by a trench mortar, 15 bombs were fired 2 of which landed in the trenches killing 3 and wounding 2 men. At 11:30 am enemy working parties were observed in the neighbourhood of LES 4 HALLOTS FARM and further South. They appeared to be employed on making communication trenches behind their first line but work was stopped by our fire. Our snipers accounted for 3 enemy snipers in front of trenches 80 & 81 behind the enemy's second line. In the evening a trench howitzer was brought up to 80 trench to deal with the enemy's trench mortar should it again become active. The artillery were also pointed out the position of the enemy's trench mortar & and were kept in readiness to cooperate with the trench howitzer if required. Casualties 3 other ranks killed and 2 wounded." The War Diary records that the trench mortar had been firing for some days and usually at about the same time.
Pte. Charles George Adams No.11937 2 DCLI, was posthumously awarded the 1914-15 Star, the British War Medal and the Victory Medal. He was 20 years old at the time of his death and had been on active service for just two months and two days.
Charles's uncle, my grandfather Albert Alexander Adams, also served in 2 DCLI and though he was reported, on 28th of May, as being wounded, we believe he was with Charles on that fateful 1st July. Grandfather survived the War though wounded and gassed. The family say he was a broken man on his return home, he died aged 46 from various lung problems, no doubt caused by the gassing.
L/Cpl. Charles Henry Adams
British Army 7th Btn. Rifle Brigade
from:Leamington Spa
Charles Adams lost his lower right arm during battle in 1916, due to a gunshot wound and a fractured arm.
Able Seaman Charles William Adams
Royal Navy H.M.S. Asphodel
(d.2 Apr 1918)
Charles Adams served in H.M.S. Asphodel Remembered at . WW1
Lieut-Commander Charles Edgar Adams R D
Royal Naval Reserve H.M.S. Egmont.
(d.9 Jun 1918)
Charles Adams served in H.M.S. Egmont. Remembered at . WW1
Deck Hand Charles Richard Adams
Royal Naval Reserve H.M.S. Island Prince.
(d.10 Feb 1919)
Charles Adams served in H.M.S. Island Prince. Remembered at . WW1
Chief Writer Charles Adams
Royal Navy H.M.S. Natal.
(d.30 Dec 1915)
Charles Adams served in H.M.S. Natal. Remembered at . WW1
Armourers Crew Charles Henry Adams
Royal Navy H.M.S. Pembroke
(d.25 Dec 1914)
Charles Adams served in H.M.S. Pembroke Remembered at . WW1
Petty Officer 1st Class Charles Adams
Royal Navy H.M.S. Tamar.
(d.1 Jul 1918)
Charles Adams served in H.M.S. Tamar. Remembered at . WW1
Charles William Adams
from:Winson Green, Birmingham
Memorial register within Bishop Latimer Church, Beeton Road, Winson Green, Birmingham. The Text of the stone plaque above reads: IN HONOURED AND SACRED MEMORY OF THE MEN OF THIS CONGREGATION AND PARISH WHO LAID DOWN THEIR LIVES IN THE GREAT WAR 1914 1918 GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN THAN THIS THAT A MAN LAY DOWN HIS LIFE FOR HIS FRIENDS
Pte. Charles Edward Adams
British Army 6th Btn. Somerset Light Infantry
from:Ware, Hertfordshire
(d.16th Sep 1916)
Charles Adams was my great-grandfather. He died at the age of 29 leaving behind a wife and three children, the youngest of whom was my grandfather who was only seven months old. He is buried in Thiepval, Somme in France.
Pte. Charles Edward Adams
British Army 6th Btn. Somerset Light Infantry
from:Ware, Hertfordshire
(d.16th Sep 1916)
Charles Adams was my great-grandfather. He died at the age of 29, leaving behind a wife and three children, the youngest of whom was my grandfather who was only seven months old. He is remembered on the Thiepval Memorial, Somme, France.
Boy 1st Class Clare Robert Adams
Royal Navy H.M.S. Hawke.
(d.15 Oct 1914)
Clare Adams served in H.M.S. Hawke. Remembered at . WW1
Clerk Cyril Henwood Adams
Royal Navy H.M.S. Defence.
(d.31 May 1916)
Cyril Adams served in H.M.S. Defence. Remembered at . WW1
Pte. David Adams
British Army 2nd Btn. Yorkshire Regiment
from:Heselden, Co. Durham
(d.29th Sep 1918)
My great grandfather, David Adams, was the oldest boy of six in a family of nine children. He worked in the local colliery before being called to war, by which time he had married and had two children, a daughter and a son. He never really got to know his children, particularly his son, Joseph, my maternal grandfather, who was born very shortly before David was sent to France and he sadly never returned.
Grandad Joe never forgot his father despite his mother marrying again shortly after the end of the war. As proof of this remembrance he sported a homemade tattoo on his arm with David's death date on a cross. It was not until I was doing the research that I understood the significance of this date as it was not something spoken about in the family. My mother is currently in possession of David's Victory war medal having received it when Grandad died.
Private David Adams
Royal Marine Light Infantry H.M.S. Attentive
(d.7 Sep 1915)
David Adams served in H.M.S. Attentive Remembered at . WW1
Rfm. Dickson Adams
British Army 11th Btn. Royal Irish Rifles
(d.7th Sep 1916)
Rfmn. Dickson Adams
British Army 11th Btn. Royal Irish Rifles
from:Dublin
(d.7th Sep 1916)
Dickson Adams was born and enlisted in Dublin. He served with the 11th Battalion, the Royal Irish Rifles and was killed in action in Flanders on the 7th September 1916.
Cpl. E Adams
British Army 24th (Tyneside Irish) Battalion Northumberland Fusiliers
from:Wallsend
Cpl. E. Adams
British Army 24th Btn. Northumberland Fusiliers
from:Wallsend
Cpl Adams was wounded in Sept. 1916
Pte. Edmund Adams
British Army 2nd Btn. King's Own Scottish Borderers
from:Scotland
(d.15th April 1918)
Edmund Adams formerly served with the Territorial Force, Highland Cyclists Btn. he was killed in action 15/04/1918 and is commemorated on the Ploegsteert Memorial to the Missing in Belgium. He was born in Perth, Scotland. Husband to Christina Brown Henderson and father to Edna.
Pte Edward Adams
British Army Northumbrian Field Ambulance Royal Medical Service Corps
from:Newcastle-on-Tyne
Leading Seaman Ernest Hector Alexander Adams
Royal Navy H.M.S. Good Hope.
(d.1 Nov 1914)
Ernest Adams served in H.M.S. Good Hope. Remembered at . CPWW1
Shipwright Frank William Adams
H.M. Dockyard H.M.S. Princess Irene
(d.27 May 1915)
Frank Adams served in H.M.S. Princess Irene Remembered at . WW1
Pte. Frederick Adams
Army 59th Divisional Supply Train (MT) Royal Army Service Corps
from:Southsea, Hants.
(d.10th Nov 1917)
L/Cpl. Frederick Adams MM.
British Army 8th Btn. York & Lancaster Regiment
from:Beighton, Derbyshire
(d.30th Sep 1917)
Frederick Adams is one of the thousands remembered on the Tyne Cot Memorial (Panel 125 to 128)in Belgium. Sadly, online history for the regiment is pretty skinny - I can't even link to the museum and its records. You just get sent round in circles via the Rotherham Council and National Army Museum sites. I should say that the issue is made more complex because I live in Australia so all my research is conducted online. I've tried the National Archives site, but Frederick's name doesn't appear. He was only 21 when he was killed. I'm hoping that by posting my ancestor's name, I will be able to uncover more about his life and service. I have been unable to find out what he received his Military Medal for, but I presume it was awarded for the events that led to his death. Hopefully, I will be able to track down the war diaries one day to find out what his battalion was up to when he was killed. My passion is driven, of course, by the forthcoming 100th anniversary of the outbreak of WWI. To date, I have managed to track down partial histories on six direct descendants - three who were killed during the war and two (including my own grandfather) who died earlier than expected as a consequence of being gassed. My grandad, James Henry Cropper, lost two brothers-in-law in the space of eight days when the Battle of the Somme began on July 1, 1916.
Editor's Note: From the date of Frederick's death, 30th September 1917, it is likely he was killed in action in the early stages of the Third Battle of Ypres possibly at Menin Road or Polygon Wood.
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