Adams

Thomas Wilson Adams was born on 11 July 1921 in Hawick. Eldest son of Mr James Adams, of 2 Princes Street, Hawick. Aged 23, he joined up just before the war, when he was employed as a boarder with Messrs Innes, Henderson and Co. Ltd. His younger brother, John, joined the services only weeks before Thomas' death.

"My uncle did in fact go to Wilton Primary (Hawick). He was killed in Caen on the north French coast . He survived twice from "sinking vessels" in the Channel. This is what my dad John told me. On his last trip home he confided in dad saying he would not be so lucky the next time. Alas, this was true the story goes he was shot by a lone sniper after Caen had been taken control of by the Allies.

Your Grandad [David Morrison] would have possibly known Thomas when they were at the high school. Tommy did have a girlfriend in Canvey Island near Southend. My family did in fact visit them in the late 1950's but then lost contact."

Thomas Adam's nephew, Rodger Adams. October 2024

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