A C – Adams – Great Eastern Railway – Private – 14/08/1917

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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.