4919958 Private Thomas William ADKINS,1st Bn South Staffordshire Regiment: 31/05/1943

Remembering Today

Casualty
Private ADKINS, THOMAS WILLIAM
Service Number 4919958
Died 31/05/1943
Aged 28
1st Bn. South Staffordshire Regiment
Son of Matthew and Amelia Adkins, of Birmingham; husband of Dorothy Adkins, of Birmingham.
INSCRIPTION: FOREVER TREASURED IN OUR MEMORIES
Buried at CHITTAGONG WAR CEMETERY
Location: Bangladesh
Number of casualties: 715
Cemetery/memorial reference: 6. B. 1

 

Name: Matthew Adkins
Age: 21
Birth Date: abt 1886
Marriage Date: 25 Dec 1907
Marriage Place: Deritend, St Gabriel, Warwickshire
Father: Edwin Atkins
Spouse: Amellia Brindley

Births Mar 1916
Adkins, Thomas W Brindley Birmingham 6d 288

NAME: Matthew Adkins
BIRTH: abt 1886
DEATH: Dec 1936 - Birmingham,Warwickshire

1939 REGISTER TRANSCRIPTION
Adkins Household (4 People)
22 Summer Hill Street, Birmingham C.B., Warwickshire
NAME DOB OCCUPATION
Amelia Adkins 29 Jul 1887 House Hold Duties (widow)
Sorry, this record is officially closed.
Joseph Adkins 21 Aug 1922 Spinner (Metal)
Sorry, this record is officially closed

1939 REGISTER TRANSCRIPTION
Adkins Household (2 People)
15 Alexandra Street, Birmingham C.B., Warwickshire
NAME DOB OCCUPATION
Thomas W Adkins 17 Jan 1916 Scrap Metal Sorter
Dorothy Neill (Adkins) 01 Feb 1918 Press Hand - Electro Plate

 

Thomas was about to become a Chindit before his sad demise.