Name
Dennis John Adams
1890
Conflict
First World War
Date of Death / Age
29/07/1916
26 years
Rank, Service Number & Service Details
Private
10592
Bedfordshire Regiment
2nd Bn.
Awards: Service Medals/Honour Awards
1914 /15 Star, British War and Victory medals
Cemetery/Memorial: Name/Reference/Country
ST. ALBANS (HATFIELD ROAD) CEMETERY
E. F. 12.
United Kingdom
Headstone Inscription
"GONE BUT NOT FORGOTTEN"
UK & Other Memorials
St Albans War Memorial St Michaels Church Memorial, St Albans, Not on the King's Walden memorials
Pre War
Dennis John Adams was born in Kings Walden, Hertfordshire in 1890 the son of Charles Adams (B 1865 in Kings Walden) and Jane Adams (nee Izzard) (B 1865 in Kings Walden).
1901 Census records Dennis aged 11 living with his parents, sisters Violet 6, Flossie 3, brothers Bertie 5 and William 11 months, at 152 Fishpond Street, St Albans.
1911 see’s Dennis working as a Motor Tyre Repairer still living at home with his parents, sisters, Violet 16, Flossie 13, brothers Hubert (Bertie) 15, William 10, Alfred 8, Arthur 6 and Henry 2, at 116 Fishpond Street, St Albans.
Dennis Married Rosolyn M. Draper the daughter of Frederick and Louisa Draper in 1914.
His marriage records record him as John Dennis Adams. They had one daughter Sylvia May Adams born in 1915.
It is believed he lived at 13 Blacksmith Lane, St Albans, prior to his enlistment.
Wartime Service
At
the outbreak of War, Dennis volunteered, enlisting in St Albans in August 1914.
Posted to the 2nd Battalion, Bedfordshire Regiment, with the service No 10592.
Dennis landed in France in September 1915. Where he took part in numerous
engagements. He was severely wounded and invalided back to the UK, he died in
the Red Cross Hospital, Winchester on 29th July 1916. He is buried
in St Albans (Hatfield Road) Cemetery. Grave Ref E. F. 12.
Additional Information
The St Albans City War Memorial in St Peters Street records him as D. G. Adams. His effects of £10-9s-3d, of which £7-10s-0d was his war gratuity went to his widow Rosolyn.
Acknowledgments
Stuart Osborne, Brenda Palmer
Jonty Wild, Stuart Osborne
