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William Douglas Adams

In memory of:

Private William Douglas Adams

May 10, 1940

Military Service


Service Number:

3530361

Age:

22

Force:

Army

Unit:

Manchester Regiment

Division:

2nd Battalion

Additional Information


Son of James Rupert and Margaret Jane Adams of Canada.

Commemorated on Page 10 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information


Cemetery:

DUNKIRK TOWN CEMETERY
Nord, France

Grave Reference:

Plot 2 Row 4 Grave 44.

Location:

DUNKIRK TOWN CEMETERY is at the south-eastern corner of the town of Dunkirk, immediately south of the canal and on the road to Veurne (Furnes) in Belgium. The British War Graves Plot is divided from the main cemetery by a hedge, and is entered through the columns of the Dunkirk Memorial.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

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