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William Adamson

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Forename William
Surname Adamson
Middle Name Vincent
Memorial Wigan Cenotaph
Age 19
Address
Parents' Address 415 Poolstock Lane
Township Wigan
Rank Private
Occupation or place of work
Regiment South Lancashire Regt 2nd Batt
Day of Death 17
Month of Death Aug
Year of Death 1918
Cause of Death Died of wounds
Place of Burial Niederzwehren Cemetery, Kassel
Regiment Number 45476
Name of War First World War
Location Wigan
Additional Information Son of John and Annie., 396 Springbank, Poolstock . Died in transportation to POW camp. Formerly 5124 Duke of Lancasters Yeomanry.
Head boy at Wigan Grammar School, Winner of Powell Scholarship
RE: CWGC; Ancestry; WO 29/10/18