Major Ewart Gladstone Adamson
PERSONAL INFORMATION
Name:
Adamson,
Ewart Gladstone
Date of birth: 1882-10-23
Place of birth: Dundee Forfarshire Scotland
Next of kin: Gertrude Adamson, wife. North Vancouver, British Columbia
Marital status: married
Occupation (attested): Insurance Agent
Occupation (normalized): Insurance Salesman
Address:
North Vancouver, British Columbia
Religion: Other - See Notes
Date of death:
1945-11-28
MILITARY INFORMATION
Regimental number: 428082
Highest Rank:
Major
Rank detail
- Private, 47th Battalion, Infantry (Army). 1915-03-16 ?
- Major (Army).
- Lieutenant (Army). 1916-11-12 ?
- Lance Corporal, 7th Battalion, Infantry (Army). 1916-06-09 to 1916-11-07
- Private, 7th Battalion, Infantry (Army). 1915-08-28 to 1916-06-09
- Private (Army). 1915-07-04 to 1915-08-28
Degree of service: Europe
Survived war: yes
RESEARCH INFORMATION
LAC ID:
2069
Service file: B0039-S044
Uploader's Notes: Prior service 72nd Regiment, Seaforth Highlanders of Canada. Ewart Adamson joined the C.E.F. as a private and was promoted to Major by wars end. Major Adamson had many occupations after the war, mining engineer, writer, but his claim to fame grew in Hollywood as a writer for many studios, including Warner Brothers, RKO and Republic. He wrote screenplays for the Three Stooges in the late 1930's and into the 1940's
Uploader's Research notes: 47th Battalion 2nd Reinforcing Draft Nominal Roll [Private Army Canadian Infantry 47th Battalion Private Army Canadian Infantry 30th Reserve Battalion Private Army Canadian Infantry 7th Battalion Lieutenant Army Canadian Forestry Corps Canadian Forestry Corps Depot Lance-Corporal Army Canadian Infantry 7th Battalion Major Army Canadian Forestry Corps Canadian Forestry Corps Depot ]
ARCHIVAL INFORMATION
Date added: 2007-01-15
Last modified: 2021-02-17