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In memory of
Private
CHARLES HUMPHREY
ADAMS
who died on October 31, 1917
Military Service:
- Service Number: 443880
- Age: 21
- Force: Army
- Unit: Canadian Machine Gun Corps
- Division: 11th Company
Additional Information:
- Date of Birth: March 25, 1896
- Parrsboro, Nova Scotia, Canada
- Date of Enlistment: September 5, 1915
- Vernon, British Columbia, Canada
- Son of William. H. and Bessie (nee Crowe) Adams, of Vernon, British Columbia. Brother of William, Kate, Minnie, Ida, and Greta.
Commemorated on Page 189 of the First World War Book of Remembrance.
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Burial Information:
NINE ELMS BRITISH CEMETERY (Belgium)
Belgium
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Grave Reference: VIII. F. I.
Location:
NINE ELMS BRITISH CEMETERY is located 11.5 Km west of Ieper town centre on the Helleketelweg, a road leading from the N308 connecting Ieper to Poperinge.
From Ieper town centre the Poperingseweg (N308), is reached via Elverdingsestraat then over two small roundabouts in the J. Capronstraat. The Poperingseweg is a continuation of the J. Capronstraat and begins after a prominent railway level crossing.On reaching the ring road of Poperinge, the R33 Europalaan, the left hand clockwise route circles the town of Poperinge and rejoins the N308 towards Oost Cappel. 2.5 Km around the R33 lies the left hand turning onto Helleketelweg.
The cemetery itself is located 700 metres along the Helleketelweg on the left hand side of the road.
Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.
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