Commemorated: | |||
| 1. Memorial: | Bus House Cemetery | D. 19. | |
| 2. Book: | The (1921) Masonic Roll of Honour 1914-1918 | Pg.115 | |
| 3. Memorial: | The (1940) Scroll - WW1 Roll of Honour | 48D GQS | |
Awards & Titles: | |||
Early Life :
Born in Shepherds Bush, the son of Henry and Annie Adams.Married Nellie Sophia around 1902.
By 1911 he was living in Croydon at 46 Selby Road, Anerley with wife and four daughters and was working as a General Merchant's Manager
Last known address: 248, Lower Addiscombe Rd., Croydon, Surrey.
Furniture Salesman
Family :
Nellie Sophia b.1878Nora Fase b.1904
Kathleen Nellie b.1906
Marjorie b.1908
Muriel Gertrude b. 1911
Service Life:
Campaigns:
- The First World War 1914-1918, World-wide.
| Unit / Ship / Est.: 26th Battalion Royal Fusiliers |
26th (Service) Battalion (Bankers) Formed in London on 17 July 1915 by the Lord Mayor and City of London, composed in the main of former bank clerks and accountants. November 1915 : attached to 124th Brigade, 41st Division. Landed in France on 4 May 1916. Moved with the Division to Italy in November 1917 but returned to France March 1918. |
| Action : The Battle of Messines 1917 and associated actions |
7 June - 11 July 1917. The plan at Messines was to blow up 19 mines in what was the largest man made explosion before Hiroshima, and utterly destroy the German front line along the Messines Ridge. The effect was to "liquify" the ground and create a mini earthquake, which coupled with the largest artillery preparation thus far of over 3 million shells would stun the defenders into submission. The plan largely worked and was initially very successful although the Germans did re-group and opportunities to develop the attack were lost. Casualties in this victory were 25,000.
Detail :
Buried at Bus House Cemetery, Ypres
Probate was granted to widow, Nellie. £581 10s 5d.
Masonic :
| Type | Lodge Name and No. | Province/District : |
|---|---|---|
| Mother : | Sheraton No. 3019 E.C. | London |
Initiated | Passed | Raised |
14th March 1904 | 9th May 1904 | 10th October 1904 |
He was a Past Master. Records of United Grand Lodge of England show that he was "Killed in Action 22nd June 1917."
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