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Pte. James Adams
Australian Imperial Forces 41st Btn.
from:Peak Downs, Cleremont, Queensland.
(d.3rd Jul 1917)
Sgt. James George Adams DCM
Army 78th Field Coy Royal Engineers
(d.29th Mar 1918)
Pte. James Adams MM.
British Army 2nd Btn. Dorsetshire Regiment
from:Edenbridge, Kent
My grandfather Jim Adams died in 1954, before I was born, unfortunately. I was only told that he had been a prisoner of war during the First World War and marched across a desert. He never talked about it, like many survivors from that time. I know that he apparently had a huge tattoo of St George and the Dragon on his chest. He was part of the Seige of Kut where they were eventually forced to surrender as they were dying from starvation. They were then force-marched from Kut in Iraq to Bagtsche, Turkey where he was held as a prisoner for two years.
It wasn't until recent research that I discovered that he was awarded the Military Medal and was one of the survivors from thousands enduring unspeakable hardships. Finally there were only 70 of 350 captured who came home from his regiment.
He was a very brave man of whom I am extremely proud.
Private James Adams
Royal Marine Light Infantry H.M.S. Pegasus.
(d.20 Sep 1914)
James Adams served in H.M.S. Pegasus. Buried in . WW1
Petty Officer Stoker James Adams
Royal Navy H.M.S. Valkyrie.
(d.22 Dec 1917)
James Adams served in H.M.S. Valkyrie. Remembered at . WW1
Petty Officer Telegraphis James Adams
Royal Navy H.M.S. Victory
(d.30 Sep 1915)
James Adams served in H.M.S. Victory Remembered at . WW1
Able Seaman James Adams
Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve Nelson Btn. Royal Naval Division
(d.13 Nov 1916)
James Adams served in Nelson Btn. Royal Naval Division Remembered at . WW1
James Adams
British Army 137th Siege Battery Royal Garrison Artillery
My grandad Jim Adams was on a howitzer gun with 137th Siege Battery. He never spoke about it until the day he died when he said 'I wish I hadn't killed all those fellas'.
Pte. John Edward Adams
British Army 11th Btn. Northumberland Fusiliers
from:Camblesforth, Selby, Yorkshire.
(d.7th Jun 1917)
Lance Sjt. John Albert Adams
British Army 9th Btn. Yorkshire Regiment (Green Howards)
(d.7th Jun 1917)
Mate. John Adams
Mercantile Marine SS Kangaroo
from:Skerries, Dublin
(d.18th Jun 1917)
John Adams was born at Skerries, Co. Dublin. He was the husband of Mrs. I. Adams, of Little Strand St., Skerries, Co. Dublin. John, aged 68, was drowned as a result of enemy action and is remembered at Tower Hill Memorial, London.
Lt. John Adams MC MID.
Australian Imperial Force 54th Infantry Battalion
from:Australia
John Adams was born at Combe Florey, Somerset, England, on 26th September 1890. Prior to the First World War he emigrated to Australia and worked as a valet.
He had served with the Royal Navy for two-and-a-half years before he he enlisted with the Australian Imperial Force on 18th August 1914, a month before his 24th birthday. It was around this time that he also started documenting his experiences in his diary, a practice that he would continue until mid-1916. After two months of training he departed Sydney with the 2nd Infantry Battalion aboard HMAT Suffolk on 18th October 1914.
The 2nd Battalion were part of the second and third waves sent ashore at Gallipoli on 25th April 1915. He writes extensively about the landing in his diary, particularly about the confusion that pervaded the initial stages and his attempts to find members of his battalion during the subsequent days. Although Adams remained with his unit until the evacuation in December 1915, he was wounded on several occasions. During the battle of Lone Pine in August the glass of the periscope he was looking through was shattered and his eyesight was damaged. In September 1915 he was knocked unconscious by a loop-hole plate sent flying by shell-fire.
After being transferred to the newly formed 54th Infantry Battalion in February 1916, Adams served during its first major engagement on the Western Front, the disastrous battle of Fromelles. He was promoted to lieutenant on 2nd August 1916, having risen quickly through the non-commissioned ranks. In April 1917 he was Mentioned in the Despatches of Field Marshal Sir Douglas Haig, Commander of the British Expeditionary Force, for his work as an intelligence officer with 14th Brigade headquarters and also for his actions at Fromelles. This was followed by the receipt of the Military Cross in June 1918 for his work as an intelligence officer during the winter campaign on the Somme and his subsequent conduct in Belgium during 1917 on return to his battalion. It was reported that his "fearlessness, gallantry and devotion to duty" left a good impression on those with whom he came into contact. Adams was later awarded a bar to his Military Cross for "conspicuous gallantry and brilliant leadership during the operations at Peronne" in 1918, where he was wounded while rushing a machine-gun post.
After the war he left for Australia on 6th May 1919, though he would briefly return to England to be married. John Adams died at the age of 90 at Concord, New South Wales, on 21st June 1981.
Deck Hand John Adams
Royal Naval Reserve H M. Trawler Diamond II.
(d.27 Oct 1916)
John Adams served in H M. Trawler Diamond II. Remembered at . WW1
Ordinary Seaman John Thomas Adams
Newfoundland Royal Naval Reserve H.M.S. Ganges.
(d.30 Nov 1918)
John Adams served in H.M.S. Ganges. Remembered at . WW1
Stoker 1st Class John Russell Adams
Royal Navy H.M.S. Nasturtium.
(d.27 Apr 1916)
John Adams served in H.M.S. Nasturtium. Remembered at . WW1
Able Seaman John Joseph Adams
Royal Navy H.M.S. Pembroke
(d.16 Feb 1920)
John Adams served in H.M.S. Pembroke Remembered at . WW1
Carpenters Crew John Wilson Adams
Royal Navy H.M.S. Vanguard.
(d.9 Jul 1917)
John Adams served in H.M.S. Vanguard. Remembered at . WW1
Leading Seaman John Rodway Adams Mentioned in Despatches
Royal Navy HMS. E37.
(d.3 Dec 1916)
John Adams served in HMS. E37. Remembered at . WW1
Rflmn. John Adams
British Army 10th Battalion Kings Royal Rifle Corps
from:1 Mendip Avenue, Tarry Road, Alum Rock, B'ham
(d.3rd October 1916)
Pte John Craig Adams
British Army 9th Battalion Cameronians (Scottish Rifles)
from:Glasglow, Scotland
(d.29th Sep 1918)
Pte John Adams
British Army 6th Battalion York and Lancaster Regiment
from:Stocksbridge, Sheffield
(d.9th October 1917)
Chief Engine Room Artific Leonard Adams
Royal Navy HMS K4
(d.31st Jan 1918)
Pte. Leonard Adams
British Army 11th Btn. Sherwood Foresters
(d.7th Jun 1917)
Chief Engine Room Artific Leonard Adams D S M
Royal Navy H.M. Submarine K.4.
(d.31 Jan 1918)
Leonard Adams served in H.M. Submarine K.4. Remembered at . WW1
Pte. Oliver Adams
British Army 1st Company Army Service Corps
from:Crowborough, Sussex
Oliver Adams was my grand-uncle. These vintage photos are from our family collection and show Oliver aged 24. with vehicles he drove during WW1. In the first photo he is the one seated.
After his demob on 20th of July 1919 he used his driving skills to become a chauffeur of fine automobiles to the gentry, including an elderly lady in Watford. He was my mother's favorite uncle as he would come down from London to the family home and take them for rides, a great treat at the time.
L/Sgt. Percy Harold Adams
British Army 19th Battalion Royal Welch Fusliers
from:Hanley, Staffordshire
Percy Adams served with the 9th and 19th Battalions, Royal Welch Fusiliers and as a Platelayer with the 298th Railway Construction Company, Royal Engineers
Stoker 1st Class Percy Richard Adams
Royal Navy H.M.S. E4
(d.28 Jan 1918)
Percy Adams served in H.M.S. E4 Remembered at . WW1
Petty Officer Stoker Percy Walter Adams D S M
Royal Navy H.M. Submarine K.4.
(d.31 Jan 1918)
Percy Adams served in H.M. Submarine K.4. Remembered at . WW1
Stoker 2nd Class Percy Adams
Royal Navy H.M.S. Monmouth.
(d.1 Nov 1914)
Percy Adams served in H.M.S. Monmouth. Remembered at . WW1
Cpt. Percy Ernest Adams
British Army 2/5th Btn. Sherwood Foresters (Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire
from:Peru / London
(d.4th April 1917)
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