Private William Frederick Adams

1895 - 1915  (19 years)

• Name	William Frederick Adams
  Prefix	Private
  Born	21 Sep 1895	Lambeth, London, England   [1, 2, 3, 4]
  Gender	Male
  Interesting	war, misfortune
  Immigration	1904	, Canada   [2]
  Occupation	1911	Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	Laborer, Foundry
  Residence	1911	Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	Anglican
  Military	1914	WW1   [5]
  	WW1, Private, 1st Battation, Service # #7115
  Military	1914  [5]
  	WW1, Service # 7115
  Residence	1914	Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  Military	22 Sep 1914	Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 5]
  	Enlistment WW1
  	Belonged to 1st Battalion, 1st Contingent.
  Misfortune	killed in war
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-57462P
  Died	7 May 1915	, France   [5, 6]
  	Cause: Cause: Killed in Action
  Buried	Boulogne Eastern Cemetery, Boulogne, , Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France   [7]
  Person ID	I57462	Generations
  Last Modified	3 Mar 2025

  
  

  Father	William James Adams,   b. Aug 1868, Clerkenwell, London, England ,   d. 7 Dec 1949, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age ~ 81 years)
  Mother	Bridget Measures,   b. CALC 13 Nov 1870, Lambeth, London, England ,   d. 22 Feb 1929, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age ~ 58 years)
  Married	15 May 1890	, England
  Family ID	F24444	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Sources

  [S157] Military - Canada - World War I - Attestation papers. William Frederick Adams Birth Date: 21 Sep 1895 Birth Location: London, England Relative: Bridget Adams Relationship: Mother [S1669] Census - ON, Waterloo, Preston - 1911, Div. 23 Page 23. [S2230] Census - England - 1901, England, London, Shoreditch, St. Mary Hoxton Class: RG13; Piece: 271; Folio: 164; Page: 43. William Adams 30 b. Clerkenwell, London, England Bridget 30 b. Lambeth, London, England Caroline 9 b. Lameth, London, England Charles 7 b. Southwark, London, England William F. 4 b. Lameth, London, England George E. 2 b. Hoxton, London, England [S157] Military - Canada - World War I - Attestation papers. [S1890] Military - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Kitchener Public Library WW1 Soldiers Card Index Soldier Information Cards - World War One. [S239] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Cambridge - Preston CC#6335 Cemetery Internet Link . Norah/ Louisa Adams/ Died Apr. 13, 1914, Aged 2 Yrs. 5 Mos./ William/ Died Of Wounds/ France/ May 7, 1915/ Aged 19 Years. [S2465] Burial. Name:William Frederick Adams Death Date:7 May 1915 Rank:Private Unit:1st Battalion Service number:7115 Cemetery:Boulogne Eastern Cemetery Cemetery Location:France Burial Place:France

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 21 Sep 1895 - Lambeth, London, England Immigration - 1904 - , Canada Occupation - Laborer, Foundry - 1911 - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Anglican - 1911 - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - 1914 - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Military - Enlistment WW1 - 22 Sep 1914 - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - Cause: Cause: Killed in Action - 7 May 1915 - , France Buried - - Boulogne Eastern Cemetery, Boulogne, , Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France  = Link to Google Earth