ADAMS, CHARLES JOHN NORMAN, 2nd Lieut., Grenadier Guards, yr. s. of the Rev. George Adolphus Samuel Adams, of Nettlestead Rectory, Maidstone, Clerk in Holy Orders, by his wife, Beatrice, dau. of Frederick John Norman ; b. Rosario de Santa Fé, Argentine Republic, 17 Jan. 1889; educ. King’s School, Canterbury (where he was captain of the school), and St. John’s College, Oxford (Exhibitioner); was Assistant Master at Marlborough College, and in charge of “A” House; was a Lieut. in the Oxford University O.T.C. in Dec. 1912; transferred to Marlborough College O.T.C. in Dec. 1913; gazetted 2nd Lieut. Grenadier Guards, May, 1918 ; served with the Expe-ditionary Force in France from 22 Sept. 1918, and died at No. 8 General Hospital, Rouen, 14 Nov. following, of wounds received in action at Wargnies-le-Petit on the 4th. Buried in St. Séver Military Cemetery Extension, Rouen unm.
Sourcce : De Ruvigny’s Roll Of Honour Vol 5