Service Details
Name:
 ADAMSON
Given Name:
 JAMES
Initials:
 J
Service No:
 127881V
Rank:
 Lieutenant
Other Casualties of this Rank
Regiment:
 Imperial Light Horse/Kimberley Regiment, S.A.Forces
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Date of Death:
 1944-10-23
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Date of Birth:
 1918-04-28
Age:
 26
Cause of Death:
 Killed in action, by machine gun fire, in the vicinity of Fossa, Italy. The War Diary records his death at 15:40 on the 22 October
Decorations:
 Mentioned in Despatches
Citations:
 LG Sup 19 July 1945 - "For gallant and distinguished services in Italy"
Additional
Information:
Son of John and Isabella Jenkins Adamson (nee Anderson), of 20 Roxburgh Road, Selection Park, Springs, Transvaal. Born in Springs. A surveyor in the Mining industry. He was unmarried.
Commemoration
Country:
 Italy
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Cemetery:
 CASTIGLIONE SOUTH AFRICAN CEMETERY
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Grave Reference:
 II, D, 8.

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