Arthur Augustus Adamson
Service number
2139146
Military unit
2nd Training Battalion Royal Engineers
Address
Unknown
Date of birth
05 Jul 1919
Date of death
16 Oct 1941 (22 years old)
Place of birth
Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, England
Employment, education or hobbies
Shipyard worker.
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Family history
Son of Arthur Augustus Adamson, and of Evelyn Adamson, of Leeds, Yorkshire.
Military history
Found dead in a hut at Bowbridge Road, Army Camp from a self inflicted gun shot wound to the head.
Sapper Adamson had not settled to Army life the inquest heard, he had complained about not being suited to work in the cook house and asked for out door work. He had also felt unwell and had just seen the doctor for a full examination. He had also been confinded to barracks for seven days on a charge. He told L/Cpl Norman Butler of the CMP he would not be doing the seven days. Saying 'He had not much longer to live'.
Extra information
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Photographs
Photo of Arthur Augustus Adamson