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We remember Albert Edgar Adams
We remember Albert Edgar Adams
Timeline
Timeline
1892
1908
service
Royal Navy
Boy Artificer to Engine Room Artificer 5C
Fisgard
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3rd January 1908 - 3rd January 1912
1908
enlistment
Devonport
United Kingdom
Source:8718671
5th January 1908
1912
service
Royal Navy
Tremeraire
Source:8718671
3rd January 1912 - 16th January 1913
1912
service
Royal Navy
Engine Room Artificer 5C
Victory II
Source:8718671
4th January 1912 - 2nd February 1912
1913
service
Royal Navy
ACT FOR ...?
Vivid II
Source:8718671
17th January 1913 - 11th February 1913
1913
service
Royal Navy
ACT FOR ...?
Royal Arthur
Source:8718671
12th February 1913 - 23rd March 1913
1913
service
Royal Navy
ACT FOR ...? to Engine Room Artificer 4 on 4 April 1914
Tamar
Source:8718671
1st April 1913 - 1st December 1914
1914
service
Royal Navy
Engine Room Artificer 4 to Engine Room Artificer 3 31 Dec 1915
Blenheim
Source:8718671
2nd December 1914 - 30th September 1916
1916
service
Royal Navy
Engine Room Artificer 3
Pembroke II
Source:8718671
1st October 1916 - 23rd October 1916
1916
service
Royal Navy
Engine Room Artificer 3
Vivid II
Source:8718671
24th October 1916 - 23rd May 1917
1917
service
Royal Navy
Engine Room Artificer 3
Diligence
Source:8718671
23rd May 1917 - 11th November 1917
1917
service
Royal Navy
Engine Room Artificer 3
Vivid II
Source:8718671
12th November 1917 - 26th April 1918
1918
service
Royal Navy
Engine Room Artificer 3
Idaho (PYO)
Source:8718671
27th April 1918 - 14th December 1918
1918
service
Royal Navy
Engine Room Artificer 3
Vivid II
Source:8718671
15th December 1918 - 24th February 1919
1919
service
Royal Navy
Engine Room Artificer 3
Apollo
Source:8718671
25th February 1919 - 12th November 1919
1919
service
Royal Navy
Engine Room Artificer 3
Gibraltar
Source:6549738
13th November 1919 - 8th December 1919
1919
service
Royal Navy
Engine Room Artificer 3 to Engine Room Artificer 2 30 Dec 1919
Apollo
Source:6549738
19th December 1919 - 2nd February 1920
1920
service
Royal Navy
Engine Room Artificer 2
Woolwich
Source:6549738
3rd February 1920 - 24th February 1920
1920
service
Royal Navy
Engine Room Artificer 2
Vivid II
Source:6549738
1st March 1920 - 19th November 1920
1920
service
Royal Navy
Engine Room Artificer 2
Tamar
Source:6549738
20th November 1920 - 11th January 1921
1921
service
Royal Navy
Engine Room Artificer 2nd Class
M122
HMS Hollyhock
Source:8718671
21st January 1921 - 1st June 1921
1921
dates
Age 28
Source:8718638
1st June 1921
1921
death
Not War Related
Malignant tertian malaria
Military Hospital, Tanglin
Singapore
Source:8718638
Source:8718671
1st June 1921
burial
Singapore
37.E.1.
Source:8718638
Details
Details
Names
| Type | Name |
|---|---|
| First Names | Albert Edgar |
| Initials | AE |
| Last Name | Adams |
| Source | 6549738 |
Gender
| Gender | Source |
|---|---|
| Male |
Contribution
Military Service
Military Service
| Service | Number | Unit | Section | Rank | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Royal Navy | Fisgard | Boy Artificer to Engine Room Artificer 5C | |||
| Royal Navy | Victory II | Engine Room Artificer 5C | |||
| Royal Navy | Tremeraire | ||||
| Royal Navy | Vivid II | ACT FOR ...? | |||
| Royal Navy | Royal Arthur | ACT FOR ...? | |||
| Royal Navy | Tamar | ACT FOR ...? to Engine Room Artificer 4 on 4 April 1914 | |||
| Royal Navy | Blenheim | Engine Room Artificer 4 to Engine Room Artificer 3 31 Dec 1915 | |||
| Royal Navy | Pembroke II | Engine Room Artificer 3 | |||
| Royal Navy | Vivid II | Engine Room Artificer 3 | |||
| Royal Navy | Diligence | Engine Room Artificer 3 | |||
| Royal Navy | Vivid II | Engine Room Artificer 3 | |||
| Royal Navy | Idaho (PYO) | Engine Room Artificer 3 | |||
| Royal Navy | Vivid II | Engine Room Artificer 3 | |||
| Royal Navy | Apollo | Engine Room Artificer 3 | |||
| Royal Navy | Gibraltar | Engine Room Artificer 3 | |||
| Royal Navy | Apollo | Engine Room Artificer 3 to Engine Room Artificer 2 30 Dec 1919 | |||
| Royal Navy | Woolwich | Engine Room Artificer 2 | |||
| Royal Navy | Vivid II | Engine Room Artificer 2 | |||
| Royal Navy | Tamar | Engine Room Artificer 2 | |||
| Royal Navy | M122 | HMS Hollyhock | Engine Room Artificer 2nd Class |
Awards
| Award | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|
| British War Medal | First World War Campaign/Service Medal | |
| Victory Medal | First World War Campaign/Service Medal |
Media
Media
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Communities
Communities
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Evidence
Evidence
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Official Records
| Title | Connected by | More information |
|---|---|---|
| Royal Navy Seamen 1899-1919 | ||
| Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) Casualty Records Transcription | Rosemary251 |
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