Oct 4, 1897

Born in Smithfield, Northumberland County, Ontario to Reuben and Ivy (nee Huck) Adams

Dec 30, 1915

Attested into the 155^th Battalion CEF in Picton, Ontario

Ø  Number 636134

Ø  Next of kin given as Mrs. Ivy Adams, mother, Carrying Place, Ontario

Ø  Previous occupation given as Farmer

o   Later noted as Chauffeur

Ø  No previous military experience given

Ø  Religion given as Methodist

The battalion trained in the Kingston, Ontario area

May 30, 1916

Sentenced to 96 hours detention for disobeying an order and forfeited 4 day’s pay

Oct 17, 1916

Embarked the SS Northland in Halifax, Nova Scotia

Oct 28, 1916

Disembarked in Liverpool, England and the battalion proceeded to Bramshott

Oct 30, 1916

Forfeited 3 day’s pay for an unrecorded offence

Nov 18, 1916

Appointed to the rank of Acting Lance Corporal

Dec 8, 1916

Transferred to the 154^th Battalion in Bramshott

Jan 5, 1917

Reverted to the rank of Private in order to proceed to the front

Transferred to the 21^st Battalion

Jan 6, 1917

Arrived at the CBD (Canadian Base Depot) in the Rouelles Camp, Havre, France and Taken On Strength of the 21^st Battalion

Feb 19, 1917

After leaving the base depot, he joined the 2^nd Canadian Entrenching Battalion in Hersin, France

Feb 26, 1917

After leaving the entrenching battalion, Private Adams joined the 21^st Battalion in front lines near Thelus, France

Jul 18, 1917

Private Adams was wounded while the battalion was in Angres, France and was taken to a field ambulance for first aid before being transported to a casualty clearing station

Jul 20, 1917

Transferred to the No. 5 General Hospital in Rouen, France

Aug 16, 1917

Transferred to the No. 2 Convalescent Depot in Rouen

Aug 19, 1917

Transferred to the No. 13 Convalescent Depot in Trouville, France

Sep 17, 1917

After leaving the convalescent depot, he joined the No. 2 CIBD (Canadian Infantry Base Depot) in Etaples France

Sep 27, 1917

After leaving the base depot, he joined the Canadian Corps Reinforcement Camp in Villers au Bois, France and then he moved on to rejoin the 21^st Battalion

Nov 6, 1917

While employed in Ypres, Belgium as a cook for the Military Police, Private Adams received multiple devastating shrapnel wounds to his face, legs and arms when a shell exploded near him.  He was evacuated to the No. 6 CFA (Canadian Field Ambulance) for first aid before being transported to the No. 3 CCS (Casualty Clearing Station)

Nov 16, 1917

Transported via the No. 36 AT (Ambulance Train) and admitted to the No. 13 USA General Hospital in Boulogne, France

Nov 21, 1917

Due to the damage sustained in his right eye, the eyeball had to be removed, along with pieces of shrapnel

Dec 6, 1917

Invalided to England aboard the Hospital Ship St. Patrick

On arrival in England, he was admitted to the 16 Canadian (Ontario) General Hospital in Orpington

Transferred to the EORD (Eastern Ontario Regimental Depot) for pay purposes while in hospital

May 5, 1918

Transferred to the No. 5 Canadian General Hospital in Kirkdale, Liverpool

May 26, 1918

While in hospital, he fell and fractured his right arm

Jun 6, 1918

Embarked the Hospital Ship Llandovery Castle in Liverpool

Jun 18, 1918

Disembarked in Halifax, Nova Scotia and proceeded to Kingston, Ontario where he was Taken On Strength of Military District No. 3 Casualty Company

Jun 20, 1918

Admitted to the Queen’s University Military Hospital in Kingston.  While here, he was fitted with a glass eye

Jun 24, 1918

Granted leave until July 8, 1918

Jul 9, 1918

Granted leave until July 12, 1918

Aug 26, 1918

Forfeited 3 days pay for being absent from August 24, 1918

Dec 5, 1918

Discharged from hospital and reported to the Military District No. 3 Casualty Company in Kingston

Dec 12, 1918

Discharged from the CEF in Kingston, Ontario

Ø  Rank on discharge Private

Ø  Entitled to War Service Badge Class “A”

Ø  Proposed residence on discharge Consecon, Ontario

He was entitled to receive the British War Medal and Victory Medals, however there is no record in his file to indicate that he ever received them

May 7, 1919

Married to Delevina Blanche McLeod in Consecon, Ontario

Jun 9, 1967

Jacob Sanford Adams died in Ameliasburgh Township, Ontario and was buried in the Grove Cemetery in Ameliasburgh