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Nov 24, 1877
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Born at Kent
England to Charles William and Emily Agnes (nee Hardy) Adams
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Feb 12, 1899
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Married to Alice
Elizabeth White in England
Alice died in
1908
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May 17, 1910
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Embarked the SS
Lake Erie at London with 2 daughters
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May 27, 1910
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Disembarked and
proceeded to Kingston Ontario
The 1911
Census shows him living with his sister and brother-in-law in Toronto along with his 2
daughters, Alice and Elsie.
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Jul 9, 1915
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Shown on the
payroll for the 12th Regiment, York Rangers at Toronto
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Jul 16, 1915
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Attested into
the 83rd Battalion at Toronto Ontario
Ø Number 171017
Ø Next of kin given as Katie Adams (sister) of 7 Abbs Ave, Toronto
Ontario
o He declared that he was a widower
Ø Former occupation given as Laborer
Ø Stated to be a current member of the 12th Regiment, York
Rangers, Canadian Militia
Ø Stated to be a widower
o Former wife’s name was Alice E Adams
Ø Religion given as Church of England
Ø Assigned to “C” Company
Although he
held the rank of Cpl with the 12th Regiment, he was Attested into the 83rd
Battalion as a Private
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Sep 24, 1915
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Transferred to
the Service Company
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Sep 25, 1915
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Embarked the SS
Corsican at Montreal Quebec as part of the Battalion’s 1st Reinforcing
Draft
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Oct 6, 1915
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Disembarked at
Plymouth England
TOS (Taken On
Strength) the 39th Reserve Battalion
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Jan 27, 1916
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Forfeits 1
day’s pay for being AWL (Absent Without Leave)
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Feb 3, 1916
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Transferred to
the 21st Battalion
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Feb 5, 1916
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Disembarked in
France and joined the CBD (Canadian Base Depot) at the Rouelles Camp, Havre.
TOS (Taken On
Strength) the 21st Battalion
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Feb 15, 1916
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Left the CBD to
join his unit
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Feb 17, 1916
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Joined the 21st
Battalion in the N & O Trenches near Ridgewood
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Sep 15, 1916
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Pte Adams was
first reported Missing, but later was reported to have been Killed in action at
Courcelette during the attack on a strong point in a Sugar Refinery
For some
reason, when the burial parties were deployed, his body could no longer be identified and
was buried as an Unknown Soldier and commemorated on the memorial at Vimy Ridge
Following the war the
British War Medal, Victory Medal, Plaque (Dead Man’s Penny) and Scroll were sent to
his daughter, Miss Alice Adams, c/o Mrs Kate Baker, 96 Bartlett Ave, Toronto Ontario
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2008
During the Remembrance Day
ceremonies in 2008, Veteran's Affairs Canada conducted a vigil each night for the week
leading up to November 11. This vigil consisted of projecting the names of every
Canadian soldier who is listed with the Commonwealth War Graves Commission on various
buildings and monuments across Canada, and in London England. The photo below shows
Pte AF Adam's name being projected on the outside wall of Canada House in London England
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2010
For the 7
nights leading up to November 11, 2010, the names of all Canadian soldiers were projected
onto the Belgian War Memorial in Ypres. At
the same time, the same names were being broadcast via the internet to schools across
Belgium and Canada. The image above shows
the opening ceremonies at the Belgian War Memorial on November 4, 2010.
Below on the
left is the name of Arthur Adams being
projected on that wall. Below right shows the
name being broadcast to the schools. Each
name appeared for 25 seconds and each night 9,700 names were shown.
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