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Quarter-Master Sergeant Harry Blackburn Adderley

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PERSONAL INFORMATION

Date of birth: 1881-07-09
Place of birth: Bushbury Staffordshire England
Next of kin: Alice Adderley, wife. 460 Atlantic Avenue, Winnipeg, Manitoba
Marital status: married
Occupation (attested): Fireman and Carpenter
Occupation (normalized): Carpenter, General
Address: 460 Atlantic Avenue, Winnipeg, Manitoba
Religion: Methodist
Date of death: 1918-09-12
Cause of death: Accident

MILITARY INFORMATION

Regimental number: 531653
Rank detail
  1. Staff Sergeant (Army).
  2. Quarter-Master Sergeant (Army).
  3. Quarter-Master Sergeant (Army). 1918-06-28 to 1918-09-12
  4. Sergeant (Army). 1916-03-03 to 1918-06-28
Degree of service: Europe
Survived war: no

RESEARCH INFORMATION

CVWM ID: No CVWM ID in our database, but try this.
CWGC ID: 394932
LAC ID: 2180
Attestation record(s): image 1, image 2
Service file: B0042-S010
Uploader's Notes:

Son of George Alfred Adderley and Mary Adderley (later Thomas); younger brother of Alfred Edward Adderley (Service No. 700343); husband of Alice Adderley of 460 Atlantic Avenue, Winnipeg, Manitoba

Died by accidental drowning. His body was found in the Hythe Canal

Uploader's Research notes: [Sergeant Army Canadian Army Medical Corps No. 11 Canadian Field Ambulance A Section

Promoted to Sergeant on enlistment and appointed Sergeant-Carpenter. Sailed with 11th Field Ambulance aboard SS Adriatic from Halifax to Liverpool, May 19-29, 1916. Posted to Bramshott Camp on arrival. Confirmed in rank as Sergeant on May 30. Promoted to Staff Sergeant on July 01. Proceeded to France as part of the 4th Canadian Division on August 10, 1916.

Promoted to Quartermaster Sergeant on October 01, 1917.

On the morning of May 13, 1918 he was at the Estree Couchie Ordnance Dump when he fell while dismounting from his horse, suffering a fractured left ankle. He was treated at the 11th Field Ambulance and then sent to the 57th Casualty Clearing Station. Four days later he was admitted to the 47th General Hospital at Le Treport. On May 31 he was moved to the 5th Stationary Hospital at Abbeville. Prior to returning to his unit, he was transferred to the 3rd Convalescent Depot at Le Treport on June 10.

He was attached to the Canadian Base General Depot at Etaples on June 18. Five days later, suffering from rheumatism, he was admitted to the 7th General Hospital, Etaples. On June 28 he was evacuated to England aboard the HS Newhaven.

Staff Sergeant Army Canadian Army Medical Corps No. 11 Canadian Field Ambulance A Section Quartermaster Sergeant Army Canadian Army Medical Corps No. 11 Canadian Field Ambulance A Section Quartermaster Sergeant Army Canadian Army Medical Corps Canadian Army Medical Corps Depot Shorncliffe Depot

He was admitted to the Lord Derby War Hospital, Warrington on arrival in England. He was transferred to Woodcote Park Convalescent Hospital, Epsom on July 23. A medical board reclassifed him as Category D on August 16, and he was sent on 10 days' medical furlough four days later. On return from furlough he was attached to the 1st Canadian Command Depot at Shorncliffe.

At about 9:30 am on September 12, 1918, his body was found in the Hythe Canal. A post mortem inquiry the following day ruled "death by misadventure".

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Date added: 2004-09-04
Last modified: 2021-08-07