John – Adams – Great Eastern Railway – Gunner – 13/09/1914
Title
John – Adams – Great Eastern Railway – Gunner – 13/09/1914
Initials / forenames
John
Surname
Adams
Railway company
Great Eastern Railway
Military unit
Royal Field Artillery, 29th Battery, 42nd Brigade
Military rank
Gunner
Military number
47578
Railway department
GN, GC & GE Cartage Committee
Railway job
Horsekeeper
Date died
13/09/1914
Magazine reference
Great Eastern Railway Magazine: December 1914 Supplement (No.2) p1
Memorial
La Ferte-sous-Jouarre Memorial
Notes
Adams joined GER in March 1914; as a army reservist he was called upon August 4th 1914. He was killed in action at Brenelle.
Information source
St Paul's Cathedral Order of Service 1919, Great Eastern Railway Magazine (Image: Great Eastern Railway Society), Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Date entered
08/08/2016
Last updated
08/08/2016
Citation
“John – Adams – Great Eastern Railway – Gunner – 13/09/1914,” Fallen Railwaymen, accessed May 2, 2024, https://fallenrailwaymen.omeka.net/items/show/62659.