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Private William George Adams

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PERSONAL INFORMATION

Date of birth: 1891-10-28
Place of birth: Birkenhead Cheshire England
Next of kin: Mrs Steele, sister. 85 Wood Street, Birkenhead, England
Marital status: single
Occupation (attested): Labourer
Occupation (normalized): Labourer
Religion: Church of England
Date of death: 1917-04-09
Cause of death: Killed in action

MILITARY INFORMATION

Regimental number: 26510
Highest Rank: Private (14th Battalion)
Rank detail

Private, 14th Battalion, Infantry (Army).

Degree of service: Europe
Survived war: no
Battle wounded/killed: Vimy Ridge

RESEARCH INFORMATION

CVWM ID: No CVWM ID in our database, but try this.
CWGC ID: 296964
LAC ID: 1980
Attestation record(s): image 1, image 2
Service file: B0038-S004
Uploader's Notes: Son of W. G. Adams
Uploader's Research notes: Details of death from Ancestry.com which includes a digitized image of the casualty form from the "Canada, War Graves Registers (Circumstances of Casualty), 1914-1948” database [Private Army Canadian Infantry 14th Battalion ]

ARCHIVAL INFORMATION

Date added: 2004-09-04
Last modified: 2021-05-10