Leatherhead War Memorials: Frederick Adams

Town Memorial P7.R1.C3

Private
Frederick
Adams
2nd Bedford Regt.

Sept 25 1916

Taken Not Given, Liam Sumption, L&DLHS
The regimental records of the Bedfordshires state that Frederick Adams died "in France and Flanders", which is omitted from the War Memorial.

He was serving is the 1st Battalion of the Bedfordshires as a private soldier (no.40017) and had previously served in the Suffolks (no.28773).

He was born in Chichester and enlisted at Guildford, where he was resident at the time. ¹

Sources
1. Soldiers who died in the Great War (Bedfordshires), IWM
N.B. the War Diary reference for the 1st Bn. Bedfordshire Regt. is WO95/2333 in the PRO

Frederick Adams has no known grave. He is commemorated on the Thiepval Memorial, Pier and Face 2C.

As Liam Sumption points out, he was serving not with the 2nd Bn. but with the 1st Bn., Bedfordshire Regt.

[Links]
Commonwealth War Graves Commission entry
Bedfordshire Regiment - see links page on main LWM website

the website editor would like to add further information on this casualty
e.g. a photo of him, his name on the Thiepval Memorial,
and of any recollections within his family

last updated 25 Jul 2004