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We remember Maurice Leslie Adamson
We remember Maurice Leslie Adamson
Timeline
Timeline
1893
1911
education
General Education
Haileybury
Great Amwell, Heertfordshire
United Kingdom
Source:8947409
1911
1913
employment
Clerk
Bank of Montreal
Montreal,
Canada
Source:8947440
1913
1916
service
British Army
Second Lieutenant
Royal Scots Fusiliers
att Royal Irish Battalion
Source:7443837
1916
education
Kings College
London
United Kingdom
Source:8947400
education
Pullman College, State of Washington
State of Washington
United States
Source:8947400
service
British Army
Private
17092
1/British Columbia Regiment
Source:195710
service
British Army
Second Lieutenant
Royal Scots Fusiliers attached to Royal Irish Rifles
Source:195710
service
British Army
Second Lieutenant
Royal Scots Fusiliers
Source:7443837
1916
death
Killed in Action
Killed whilst leading his platoon into action. Commemorated on the Thiepval Memorial to the missing.
Somme
France
Source:7443837
Source:8947400
1st July 1916
burial
Somme
France
Source:7443837
Details
Details
Names
| Type | Name |
|---|---|
| First Names | Maurice Leslie |
| Initials | ML |
| Last Name | Adamson |
| Source | 195710 |
Gender
| Gender | Source |
|---|---|
| Male |
Contribution
Military Service
Military Service
| Service | Number | Unit | Section | Rank | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| British Army | 17092 | 1/British Columbia Regiment | Private | ||
| British Army | Royal Scots Fusiliers attached to Royal Irish Rifles | Second Lieutenant | |||
| British Army | Royal Scots Fusiliers | Second Lieutenant | |||
| British Army | Royal Scots Fusiliers | att Royal Irish Battalion | Second Lieutenant |
Family
Parents
| Name | Relationship | Dates | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lady ADAMSON | mother | ||
| Sir Harvey ADAMSON | father |
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Lieutenant Maurice Leslie AdamsonLieutenant Adamson worked in Canada as a rancher and then in the Bank of Montreal. He entered the war as a Private with the Canadian Infantry then when in England was transferred first to the Royal Irish Battalion then the Royal Scots Fusiliers,
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Communities
Communities
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King's College London War MemorialMore about King's College London War Memorial
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Officers killed on the First Day of the SommeMore about Officers killed on the First Day of the Somme
Evidence
Evidence
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Official Records
| Title | Connected by | More information |
|---|---|---|
| Medal Index Card | ||
| Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) Casualty Records | Imperial1 | |
| 1911 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription | Anne1202 | |
| Canadian Expeditonary Force attestations 1914-1918 Transcription | Anne1202 |
External Evidence
| Reference | Connected by | More information |
|---|---|---|
| Canadian Virtual War Memorial | Anne1202 |
Multimedia
| Title | Connected by | More information |
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| Lieutenant Maurice Leslie Adamson | Anne1202 |
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