ADAMS, William George

Tyne Cot Memorial, BelgiumCredit: CWGC

Private
15th Battalion
Hampshire Regiment

William was born 1897 in Newport to Joseph & Edith (nee SCOTT) of 143 Pyle Street in Newport. By 1911 the family had moved to 8 Wolseley Terrace, Fort Street in Sandown.

William, aged 20, was listed as Missing Presumed Killed on the 20th September 1917 & is commemorated on the Tyne Cot Memorial to The Missing in Belgium, together with 34,972 of his First World War comrades.

William is also remembered on the County & Sandown War Memorials.

CWGC Casualty Record

Cemetary

Sons & Daughters Commemorated Far From Home

Those from the Newport & Carisbrooke area who are buried or commemorated by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission outside of the area, both in the UK and in other countries.

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The image is of the Tyne Cot Military Cemetery & Memorial in Belgium.