Today | News | Books | Recipes Adventure | Science Fiction | Ghost stories | Poetry | Children | History BookA.R.I.B.A., Lieut., 7th King's Liverpool Regt., _s._ of William Adams, of Wyndcliffe, Birkdale, co. Lancs, by his wife, Celia; _b._ New Brighton, co. Chester, 10 Aug. 1886; educ. Elleray Park School, Wallasey, Cheshire, Shrewsbury School, and Liverpool Univ.; joined the 7th King's Liverpool Regt. (T.F.) as 2nd Lieut. in 1908, becoming Lieut. four years later. On the outbreak of war the entire regiment volunteered for foreign service and proceeded to the front early in March, 1915. Lieut. Adams fell at the head of his platoon in the attack on the enemy's trenches at Richebourg on the night of 15-16 May. They had gained the first trench, and he was shot dead on the parapet of the second trench. His brother-in-law, Capt. Marriott, of the same regiment, and six willing privates had his body removed and buried in the Rue du Bois, about two miles south-west of Neuve Chapelle. A cross bearing his name marks the spot. After leaving Shrewsbury he graduated at Liverpool Univ., taking his degree with first-class honours in architecture, later becoming an A.R.I.B.A. [Illustration: =Laurence K. Adams, M.A.=] =ADAMS, ROBERT JOB=, Rifleman, 17th Battn. (Poplar and Stepney Rifles) The London Regiment, _s._ of William George Adams, of 139, Green Street, Bethnal Green, China and Hardware Dealer, by his wife, Jane Sophia, dau. of Robert Ormes; _b._ Bethnal Green, E., 19 Feb. 1895; educ. Bonner Street L.C.C. School, and became a clerk in the Wool Department of the Port of London Authority at the London Docks. Having originally joined the Poplar and Stepney Rifles 14 April, 1910, he rejoined 6 Aug. 1914, the day following the declaration of war, went to the Front with his regt., 17th County of London, and was killed in action at Le Philosophe, between 9 and 10 a.m. on 11 June, 1915; _unm._ His company officer (Capt. J. Evan Evans) wrote: "He was on sentry duty, and with great keenness was trying to locate a sniper who had been seen to move earlier in the morning, unfortunately too much of his head showed over the parapet which resulted in him being struck by a bullet believed to be an explosive one. I do hope this will be of some consolation to you to know that he played a man's game and died a man's death in face of the enemy. Death was instantaneous with no suffering whatever." Adams was secretary of the Christian Endeavour Society of the Grove Road Baptist Chapel and was a good all-round athlete. He won his school prize for swimming at the age of eleven. =ADAMS, ROLAND=, Signal Boy, J. 23322, H.M.S. Good Hope; lost in the action off Coronel, on the coast of Chili, 1 Nov. 1914. =ADAMS, THOMAS HENRY=, A.B. (Ch. R.F.R., B. 6034), late No. 188155, R.N., _s._ of Thomas Henry Hicks Adams; _b._ Buxton, 8 Aug. 18--; entered Navy, April, 1897, and was lost on the Aboukir, 22 Sept. 1914. He _m._ Lancaster, 18 April, 1908, Mary Ellen, dau. of William Thomas Beattie, and leaves two sons: Thomas, _b._ 10 July, 1910, and Harry, _b._ 29 March, 1912. [Illustration: =Thomas Henry Adams.=] =ADAMS, WALTER=, Stoker, 1st Class (R.F.R., B. 3866), S.S. 101726, H.M.S. Good Hope; lost in the action off Coronel, on the coast of Chili, 1 Nov. 1914. =ADAMS, WALTER FREDERICK=, A.B. (R.F.R., B. 4909), 195243, H.M.S. Good Hope; lost in the action off Coronel, on the coast of Chili, 1 Nov. 1914. =ADAMS, WILLIAM=, L.-Corpl., No. 11241, 1st Battn. Coldstream Guards, _s._ of William James Adams, of 78, Brighton Road, Watford, Gardener, by his wife, Mary Jane, dau. of James Borthwick; _b._ East Finchley, N., 11 Jan. 1887; educ. St. Matthew's School, Ipswich; enlisted after the declaration of war, in Aug. 1914, and was killed in action at Richébourg, 14 March, 1915; _unm._ He was buried in Bethune Cemetery. [Illustration: =William Adams.=] =ADAMS, WILLIAM FREDERICK=, Private, No. 7115, 29th Battn. Canadian Expeditionary Force, _s._ of William James Adams, of Middle Street, Preston, Canada (now on active service with the Canadian Expeditionary Force); _b._ London, 21 Sept. 1897; went to Canada; joined the Canadian Expeditionary Force on the outbreak of war; came over with the 1st Contingent in Oct.; crossed to France in Feb., and died 7 May, 1915, of wounds received in action at the Battle of Langemarck; _unm._ =ADAMSON, DAVID=, Private, No. 8233, 2nd Battn. Scots Guards, _s._ of William Adamson of 2, North George Street, Dundee; _b._ Pettenween, co. Fife; served with the Expeditionary Force in France and Flanders; killed in action 14 June, 1915. =ADAMSON, JOHN EDWARD=, No. 10473, 3rd Battn. Coldstream Guards, nephew and adopted _s._ of Stephen Adamson, of South View, South Pelaw, Chester-le-Street; _b._ Durham; _d._ 2 Feb. 1915, of wounds received in action at Cuinchy; _unm._ =ADAMSON, THOMAS=, formerly of the Bank of Scotland, Corpl., No. S/11312, 2nd Battn. Cameron Highlanders, yst. _s._ of Robert Adamson, of Garfield, Cardross; killed in action in France, 11 May, 1915, aged 24. =ADAMSON, WALTER BENJAMIN=, Boy, 1st Class, J. 27366, H.M.S. Hawke, _s._ of Samuel Adamson, of 4, London Road, Halesworth, co. Suffolk; lost in action in the North Sea, 15 Oct. 1914. =ADDLEY, EDWARD=, Officer's Steward, 2nd Class, L. 3401, H.M.S. Pathfinder; lost when that ship was sunk by a mine, about 20 miles off the East Coast, 5 Sept. 1914. =ADDY, EDWARD=, Lieut., 9th Battn. Australian Imperial Force, eldest _s._ of Edward Addy, of Catfield, co. Norfolk, by his wife, Marion, dau. of John Garrod, of Swaffham, Norfolk; _b._ Ludham, co. Norfolk, 5 July, 1873; enlisted in the Norfolk Regt. in 1888, and served in that same regiment for twenty-two years, being for ten years Colour-Sergt.-Instructor at Bungay, Yarmouth, and Gorleston-on-Sea; was afterwards for seven years in India, and went to Australia in 1911. There he joined the Commonwealth Forces as a Staff-Sergt.-Major, and when war broke out volunteered for Active Service with the 9th Battn. of the Commonwealth Expeditionary Force. He was gazetted Lieut. 24 July, 1915; left for Egypt with his Battn. and proceeded to the Dardanelles, taking part in the landing; died from dysentery in Imtarfa Hospital, Malta, 17 Aug. 1915. Lieut. Addy had a Good Conduct Medal, and also a medal with two bars for the Tirah and Punjab Frontier skirmishes. He _m._ at Colchester, 31 Oct. 1900, Annie Laurie Gladden (72, Magdalen Street, Colchester), dau. of John Gladden, and had two sons and two daus.: Edward John, _b._ 27 April 1907; Raymond Clive, _b._ 27 Feb. 1913; Dorothy May, _b._ 6 Aug. 1904 and Pearl Mary, _b._ 30 Aug. 1910. [Illustration: =Edward Addy.=] =ADDYMAN, WILLIAM JOHN=, Officers' Steward, 2nd Class, L. 645 (Chat.), H.M.S. Good Hope; lost in the action off Coronel, on the coast of Chili, 1 Nov. 1914. =ADEANE, HENRY ROBERT AUGUSTUS=, Capt. 4th, attd. 1st, Battn. Coldstream Guards, only _s._ of Admiral Edward Stanley Adeane, R.N., C.M.G., by his wife, Lady Edith Isabella Dalzell, 2nd dau. of Harry Burrard, 14th Earl of Carnwath; _b._ 28, Eaton Place, S.W., 31 July, 1882; educ. |