Private William John Warwick Adair
PERSONAL INFORMATION
Name:
Adair,
William John Warwick
Date of birth: 1890-11-03
Place of birth: Kells P.O. County Antrim Ireland
Next of kin: Andrew Adair, father, Ballywee, Templepatrick, County Antrim, Ireland
Marital status: single
Occupation (attested): Farmer
Occupation (normalized): General Farmer
Address:
Argyle P.O., Manitoba
Religion: Presbyterian
Date of death:
1917-01-05
Cause of death:
Killed in action
Buried:
Canadian Cemetery No. 2, 8.A.29
MILITARY INFORMATION
Regimental number: 186738
Highest Rank:
Private
(78th Battalion)
Rank detail
Private, 78th Battalion, Infantry (Army).
Degree of service: Europe
Survived war: no
Battle wounded/killed: trenches in Souchez Sector
Awards
Memorial Plaque and Scroll
Date of award: 1922-09-16
RESEARCH INFORMATION
CVWM ID: No CVWM ID in our database, but try
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CWGC ID: 2954322
LAC ID:
1022
Service file: B0019-S025
Uploader's Notes: CEF Burial Registers - Previously reported Missing believed Killed, now Killed in Action. "On the afternoon of 5-1-17 the enemy opened an intense bombardment of the RIGHT Company Front of our Battalion Sub-Sector. During the bombardment a tour of the Company Front was made. Private Adair and two others were found lying dead under a corrugated metal shelter. A search party organized later could not find any trace of the body, and it is believed they were destroyed by shell fire". Trenches in SOUCHEZ SECTOR S.8.d sheet 36c. S.W.
Uploader's Research notes: [Private Army Canadian Infantry 78th Battalion Plaque and Scroll ]
ARCHIVAL INFORMATION
Date added: 2011-07-24
Last modified: 2013-07-20