Back to search results

Carpenter JOHN WILLIAM HENRY ADAMS

Regiment & Unit/Ship

Merchant Navy

S.S. Starling (London).

Date of Death

Died 12 October 1940

Age 27 years old

Buried or commemorated at

BILBAO BRITISH CEMETERY

Plot 1. Row C. Grave 12.

Spain

Commonwealth War Graves Commission - Headstone Placeholder
  • Country of Service United Kingdom
  • Additional Info Son of Alfred George and Rosa Adams; husband of Alice May Adams, of Cobham, Surrey.
  • Personal Inscription AT GOD'S COMMAND HE FELL. "HE GIVETH HIS BELOVED SLEEP"
FOR EVERMORE: STORIES OF THE FALLEN
FOR EVERMORE: STORIES OF THE FALLEN

Introducing For Evermore: Stories of the Fallen - the exciting new way to read and share stories of the Commonwealth's war dead. Got a story to share? Upload it and preserve their memory for generations to come.

Share and read stories
Download certificate

From the CWGC Archives

Grave Registration (3)

Grave Registration Documents - Graves Registration Reports (Finals)
Click to view
Image Caption (used for share message)
Grave Registration Documents - Registers
Click to view
Image Caption (used for share message)
Grave Registration Documents - Registers
Click to view
Image Caption (used for share message)

Concentration (1)

Concentration Documents - Burial Returns
Click to view
Image Caption (used for share message)

Headstone (1)

Headstone Documents - Headstone Schedules (Originals)
Click to view
Image Caption (used for share message)

Buried or commemorated at

BILBAO BRITISH CEMETERY
Spain
Number of casualties: 64
View cemetery details