| Surname: | Adams |
| Initials: | H W |
| Rank: | Sergeant |
| Army Number: | 7689899 |
| Notes: | CMP. 15 (Scottish) Division. KIA. He was born in London EC and resided in Southampton. Unit War Diary WO 171/476 1 Sgt and 2 L/Cpl's killed by enemy action. Died on the same day as L/Cpl's Mulcahy and Harrison of same unit. Casualty List 1512/18, North West Europe, Killed in Action, 16/7/1944. Casualty List 1539/37, North West Europe, Killed in Action, rank should read A/Sgt, previous List 1512. 20/9/49 He was awarded the 1939-1945 Star, France & Germany Star, Defence Medal, War Medal. Address:- 14 H Block, Peabody Estate, Wild Street, London W C 2. Inscription on gravestone: Dear husband and father, let's hope to meet in heaven above. Unit landed in Normandy 15/6/44. Henry William Adams. Extract from the Bournemouth Times & Directory. Friday 11 August 1944. Sergt. Henry William Adams, CMP, husband of Mrs. Adams, of 28, Portland Road, Winton, has been killed in action. He also leaves two boys and a girl. Sergt. Adams, who was 36, was until 1940 when he was called up, the manager of the Aertex Company's shop in Old Christchurch road. He was also a prominent member of the RAOB, Winton branch. |
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| Date of Death: | July 16, 1944 |
| Company: | 15 DIV PRO COY |
| CWGC Link: | 2955208 |
| Cemetery: | BAYEUX WAR CEMETERY, FRANCE 🇫🇷 |
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