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Adamthwaites in Uniform -
Adamthwaites in military
service before the Great War
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Charles
Edmund Adamthwaite
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(source London
Gazette) Royal Warwickshire Regiment. Charles Edmund Adamthwaite
to be Second Lieutenant in 1901, to be Lieutenant in 1901,
resigned commission in 1903. His name appears on list of army
personnel returning from the Boer War from Cape Town on THE
BRITON which arrived in Southampton on 29 sep 1902.
Son of Charles Edmund and Caroline
(Shore) born 1882, died 1928 |
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John
Adamthwaite
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(source London
Gazette) Newton and Failsworth Regiment (Failsworth is near
Salford) John Adamthwaite, gent to be Lieutenant in 1809, to
be Captain in 1811
Think this must be John Adamthwaite,
son of Elizabeth Adamthwaite, born 1780, died 1843
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John
Adamthwaite
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(source London
Gazette) Staffordshire Rifles Volunteer Corps. John
Adamthwaite, gent to be Lieutenant 1860, deceased 1870
Son of John Adamthwaite and Mary (Garlick).
Born 1810, died 1870 |
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John
William Adamthwaite PINK line |
(source London
Gazette) Notts and Derby Mounted Brigade. John William Everard
Adamthwaite (late Cadet Sherborne School Contingent) to be
Second Lieutenant 1912, to be temp Lt in 1916
Son of William Lupton Adamthwaite and
Blanche Rosa (Buckworth) born 1891, died 1953
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Mark
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(source
attestation papers) In his application form dated 5 mar 1915 to
serve in Canadian Overseas Expeditionary force, he claimed to
have served for five years in the Long Island 17th Co
of Volunteers. He gave his age as 42 yrs 7 months and his date
of birth as 2 aug 1872 . [height 5’ 2”, chest 34”, fair
complexion, blue eyes, brown hair]
Son of John Allen Adamthwaite and Eliza
(Saynor). Actual date of birth 2 aug 1859, died after 1920 in
USA) |
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Stephen
Bellas Adamthwaite
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(source
registers of Seamen’s Services) enlisted in 1911 and signed up
for 12 years, but continued to serve until the end of 1928
Born 29 dec
1889 Kirkby Stephen, Westmorland (No K13460) [height 5’ 6¼”
chest 37” lt brown hair, brown eyes, fresh complexion]
Son of Joseph and Mary (Irving) born
1888, died 1970
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Thomas Bryan
Adamthwaite
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(source
registers of Seamen’s Services) Records of service in 1874 and
1875. Form also states he signed up for 10 years in 1877, but
no evidence of any postings. A note appears to say ‘ran on
leave’. Did he desert?
Gave his date
of birth as 26 march 1859 Camberwell Surrey, (no 88235) [height
5’0½”, brown hair, blue eyes, pale complexion]. Why did he claim
to be younger than he actually was?
Son of John Allen Adamthwaite and Eliza
(Saynor) actually born 26 mar 1857 and died 1924
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William
Lupton Adamthwaite
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(source Army
List 1876 in London Gazette)
Lieutenant in
Kilkenny Fusiliers. William Lupton Adamthwaite to be Captain in
1883
Son of John and Maria (Worrall) born
1855, died 1897
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Sources:
Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC),
WW1 Campaign Medals and
Register of Seamen’s Services (on-line documents
from the National Archives),
WW1 Pension Documents ,
London Gazette,
US Draft Registration documents,
National Archives of Australia,
Canadian Attestation Papers
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