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We remember Martin Adams
We remember Martin Adams
Timeline
Timeline
1916
service
South African Services
Private
7464
2nd South African Infantry
Fought at Delville Wood
Source:8945081
July 1916
1916
death
Killed in Action
front of the Butte de Warlencourt, Somme
France
Source:8945081
Source:8945084
12th October 1916
burial
Pas de Calais
France
I. F. 6.
Source:8945084
Details
Details
Names
| Type | Name |
|---|---|
| First Names | Martin |
| Initials | M |
| Last Name | Adams |
| Source | 8945084 |
Gender
| Gender | Source |
|---|---|
| Male |
Military Service
| Service | Number | Unit | Section | Rank | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South African Services | 7464 | 2nd South African Infantry | Fought at Delville Wood | Private |
Media
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SOE Memorial, Johannesburg, South Africa"In Memory of The Officers, NCO’s and Men of the 3rd SA Infantry Transvaal Regiment who fell during the battle of the Somme in October (This cross erected in 1917 at the Butte De Warlencourt was presented by the Surviving Officers, NCO’s and Men of the 3rd S.A.I Transvaal and Rhodesian Regt.)"Contributed by:
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Warlencourt British Cemetery, Pas de Calais 1Warlencourt British Cemetery, Pas de Calais, France where Martin Adams is honoured and buried.Contributed by:
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Warlencourt British Cemetery, Pas de Calais 2Warlencourt British Cemetery, Pas de Calais, France where Martin Adams is honoured and buried.Contributed by:
Vincent96527
Communities
Communities
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South Africa Roll of Honour 1914-1918More about South Africa Roll of Honour 1914-1918
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South Africans buried in Warlencourt British Cemetery, FranceMore about South Africans buried in Warlencourt British Cemetery, France
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Warlencourt British Cemetery, Pas de Calais, FranceMore about Warlencourt British Cemetery, Pas de Calais, France
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South Africans at Delville Wood, Somme, July 1916More about South Africans at Delville Wood, Somme, July 1916
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Evidence
Evidence
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Official Records
| Title | Connected by | More information |
|---|---|---|
| South Africa Roll of Honour 1914-1918 Transcription | Ann39898 | |
| Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) Casualty Records Transcription | Ann39898 |
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Multimedia
| Title | Connected by | More information |
|---|---|---|
| Insignia | DR117137 | |
| SOE Memorial, Johannesburg, South Africa | DR117137 | |
| Warlencourt British Cemetery, Pas de Calais 1 | Vincent96527 | |
| Warlencourt British Cemetery, Pas de Calais 2 | Vincent96527 |
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