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Born in Ardrossan, Scotland, son of John Adams (1851–1937) and Elizabeth Jamieson nee Hutchison (1851–1943) (FS). He was educated in Ardrossan and Glasgow, Scotland; he immigrated to South Africa in 1903 after serving in the South African War in the RAMC [Royal Army Medical Corps], being awarded the SA War Medal with 4 bars. He practised in Johannesburg around 1905, designing a number of houses in Kensington and Yeoville. He joined the 1st South African Infantry during the First World War, campaigning in German South West Africa before going overseas with the Infantry Brigade. By 1916 he was Sergeant-Major in the South African Overseas Corps. In 1918 he was reported missing and then confirmed dead, having died of wounds while a prisoner-of-war in Germany, [recorded as Flanders, Belgium on FS (Eds)]. He was a member of the Union and Johannesburg Club and gave his hobby as gardening. In 1912 he was of address, c/o Gordon and Fuller Streets, Bertrams, Johannesburg, Transvaal with and office in Beresford Buildings, Johannesburg, Transvaal (SAWW 1912). (Bird, Flo. Personal communication 1995; Building June 1918:158; Building Sept 1918:195-6 death notice; Jnl ATA Feb 1916:10; Jnl ATA Mar 1917:59, 61; RAU doc; Family Search). All truncated references not fully cited in 'References' are those of Joanna Walker's original text and cited in full in the 'Bibliography' entry of the Lexicon. List of projects With photographs With notes
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