Commemorated: | |||
| 1. Memorial: | Portsmouth Naval Memorial | 30 Hampshire | |
| 2. Book: | The (1921) Masonic Roll of Honour 1914-1918 | Pg.115 | |
| 3. Memorial: | The (1940) Scroll - WW1 Roll of Honour | 29B GQS | |
Awards & Titles: | Royal Naval and Royal Marine Forces Reserve Decoration | ||
Early Life :
Son of Mary Anne Emily Adams, of 32, Casella Rd., New Cross, London, and the late Alexander John Samuel Adams.Family :
Probate record shows: Charles Edgar Adam of 32 Casella Road, New Cross, Kent. Lieutenant Commander R.N.R. died on or since 9th June 1918 at sea. Granted at London 18th December to Mary Ann Emily Adams ?widow? (perhaps mother).Education & Career :
More records available at the National Archives under ADM 240/54/46
Service Life:
Campaigns:
- The First World War 1914-1918, World-wide.
| Unit / Ship / Est.: SS Pundit |
| Action : Naval Campaign |
Naval Campaign is defined as to include all sea operations where attrition rates are in ones and twos and which do not fall within specific naval battles such as Jutland, Coronel, Falklands etc. This includes Merchant Navy losses.
Detail :
Charles ADAMS was lost on the SS Pundit on 9 June 1918 whilst on passage to Alexandria, to submarine action. The ship was lost. The steamer was torpedoed and sunk in the Mediterranean 85 miles W.N.W. from Alexandria by the German submarine UB-105 (captained by Wilhelm Marschall) whilst on a voyage from Tyne to Alexandria with a cargo of coal. 6 were lost including Master - 2 of these being Freemasons. The SS Pundit was owned by the Asiatic Steam Navigation Co. Ltd., Liverpool, 5.917 grt, launched 1902.
UB-105 was broken up at Felixstowe in 1922 after surrender of the vessel in 1919, but having sunk 25 ships and 1 warship in the latter half of the Great War.
He is commemorated on the Portsmouth Naval Memorial
Masonic :
| Type | Lodge Name and No. | Province/District : |
|---|---|---|
| Mother : | Trinity College No. 1765 E.C. | London |
Initiated | Passed | Raised |
15th February 1906 | 15th November 1906 | 4th February 1907 |
Source :
The project globally acknowledges the following as sources of information for research across the whole database:
- The Commonwealth War Graves Commission
- The (UK) National Archives
- Ancestry.co.uk - Genealogy, Family Trees & Family History online
- ugle.org.uk - The records of the United Grand Lodge of England including the Library and Museum of Freemasonry
Additional Source:
- Founder Researchers : Paul Masters & Mike McCarthy
- Researcher : Bruce Littley