BORN HULL 1885. SON OF JAMES BARKER ADAMS (1862-1933) & SARAH ELIZA VARAH LAMBERT (1864-1942), OF 91, ROSAMOND STREET, HULL. HE MARRIED AT HULL, IN 1908 HUSBAND OF MARY ANN ROBSON (1885-1957). THEY LIVED WITH THEIR FOUR CHILDREN, AT 70 ESSEX STREET, GIPSYVILLE, HULL & 91, ROSAMOND STREET, HULL. WORKED AS A RAILWAY BRAKESMAN. HE ENLISTED WITH THE 6TH EAST YORKSHIRE PIONEERS. LEFT FOR THE DARDENELLES IN JULY 1915. KILLED AT GALLIPOLI, ON 21/8/1915, AGED 29. HIS DEATH WAS REPORTED IN THE HULL DAILY MAIL, ON 30/10/1915. HE IS COMMEMORATED ON THE HELLES MEMORIAL AT GALLIPOLI.