Basic Details
Surname
Adamson
Forenames
F D
Gender
Male
Information stated on memorial
Alternative forename
Francis Douglas
Served or died
Died
Notes
All extra details are based on information supplied by the College Archivist (see Additional Information). This included the following biographical details: '(1910) Born 8 October 1891, The Vicarage, Westoe, South Shields, Durham; son of Cuthbert Edward Adamson, Clerk in Holy Orders, and Clara Isabel Haggie. BA 1913. Tutor(s): J R Tanner. Johnian Relatives: son of Cuthbert Edward Adamson (1867); brother of Edward Blythman Adamson (1908) and of Cuthbert Adamson (1915). Educ: Durham School. Career: Enlisted in the Public Schools and Universities Battalion of the Royal Fusiliers; commissioned into the Army; Second Lieutenant, Border Regiment 1915. Died 17 November 1915 (killed in action).'
Primary Service
Our References
Service (Primary - Our reference)
Unit (Primary - Our reference)
Rank / Title (Primary - Our reference)
Death and Burial details
Country of death
Not Stated on Memorial
Country of burial
Not Stated on Memorial
Cemetery
Not Stated on Memorial
Year of death
1915
Month of death
November
Day of death
17
Age at death
24
Manner of death as stated
Not Stated on Memorial
Manner of death reference
Killed in Action
Personal Details
Occupation
Not Stated on Memorial