Ernest – Adams – Great Eastern Railway – Private – 18/09/1918
Title
Ernest – Adams – Great Eastern Railway – Private – 18/09/1918
Initials / forenames
Ernest
Surname
Adams
Railway company
Great Eastern Railway
Military unit
Bedfordshire Regiment, 2nd Battalion
Military rank
Private
Military number
26429
Railway department
Ipswich, Civil Engineer's Department
Railway job
General Labourer
Date died
18/09/1918
Magazine reference
Great Eastern Railway Magazine: January 1919, p17
Memorial
Ronssoy Communal Cemetery
Notes
Aged 23, only son of Charles & Sarah Adams of 17 Wilberforce St, Ipswich. He joined the GER on the 4th March 1915 . He enlisted on the 8th February 1916. He was killed in action in France. <br /><br />The GER magazine gives his age as 22.
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
05/09/2016
Last updated
05/09/2016
Citation
“Ernest – Adams – Great Eastern Railway – Private – 18/09/1918,” Fallen Railwaymen, accessed April 28, 2024, https://fallenrailwaymen.omeka.net/items/show/62660.