A C – Adams – Great Eastern Railway – Private – 14/08/1917
Title
A C – Adams – Great Eastern Railway – Private – 14/08/1917
Initials / forenames
A C
Surname
Adams
Railway company
Great Eastern Railway
Military unit
Coldstream Guards, 4th Battalion
Military rank
Private
Military number
17967
Railway department
Chief Civil Engineer's Dept
Date died
14/08/1917
Magazine reference
Great Eastern Railway Magazine, December 1917, p279. Photo, November 1917, p246.
Memorial
Canada Farm Cemetery
Notes
Age 22, the son of the late Mr A Adams, for many years a member of the Chief Civil Engineer's staff. Joined the GER in February 1909. Enlisted in February 1916. Died of wounds from shellfire.
Information source
St Paul's Cathedral Order of Service 1919; Commonwealth War Graves Commission; Great Eastern Railway Magazine (image: Great Eastern Railway Society)
Date entered
07/12/2016
Last updated
07/12/2016
Citation
“A C – Adams – Great Eastern Railway – Private – 14/08/1917,” Fallen Railwaymen, accessed May 2, 2024, https://fallenrailwaymen.omeka.net/items/show/62662.