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George Adamson

In memory of:

Private George Adamson

January 1, 1922

Military Service


Force:

Army

Unit:

King's Own Scottish Borderers

Additional Information


Commemorated on Page 597 of the First World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information


Cemetery:

WINNIPEG (BROOKSIDE) CEMETERY
Manitoba, Canada

Grave Reference:

Military plot 387

Location:

The cemetery is located immediately west of the Red River College, at 3001 Notre Dame Avenue, in the city of Winnipeg, Manitoba. During the First World War, Winnipeg was the headquarters of No 10 Military District and it contained six military hospitals of 972 beds. Air force and army training camps were established in the area during the Second World War, with No 103 Canadian Army Basic Training Centre at Fort Garry. Winnipeg (Brookside) Cemetery contains 299 Commonwealth burials of the First World War and 149 from the Second World War, most of them in the special military plot.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

Digital Collection

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  • Circumstance of death– Circumstance of death file. Buried Winnipeg (Brookside) Cemetery. Military plot 387
  • Medal Index Card– Medal Index Card, entitled to British War Medal and Victory Medal
  • Silver War Badge Roll– Silver War Badge roll, discharged due to sickness

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