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Private William Frederick Adams

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PERSONAL INFORMATION

Date of birth: 1895-09-21
Place of birth: London
Next of kin: Bridget Adams(mother), Middle St., Preston, Ontario
Marital status: single
Occupation (attested): store trade
Occupation (normalized): Shoe-maker, General
Religion: Church of England
Date of death: 1915-05-07
Cause of death: Died of wounds
Buried: Boulogne Eastern Cemetery, VIII. C. 2.

MILITARY INFORMATION

Regimental number: 7115
Highest Rank: Private (1st Battalion)
Rank detail

Private, 1st Battalion, Infantry (Army).

Degree of service: Europe
Survived war: no
Battle wounded/killed: (Shrapnel Wound in the Chest) at No. 13 Stationary Hospital, Boulogne.

RESEARCH INFORMATION

CVWM ID: No CVWM ID in our database, but try this.
CWGC ID: 167811
LAC ID: 1977
Attestation record(s): image 1, image 2
Service file: B0038-S003
Uploader's Notes: Son of William and Bridget Adams of Preston, Ontario.
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 1st Battalion ]

ARCHIVAL INFORMATION

Date added: 2004-09-04
Last modified: 2014-06-23