Fred's Story.
Corporal Fred Adams, 6th Battalion, Cheshire Regiment, died of wounds on 10 December 1918 at the Northern General Hospital, Leicester, having been wounded on 5 November 1918. He was one of the first Territorials from Stockport to enlist for service, joining in September 1914.
Fred Adams was the son of Mr John Adams and Mrs Adams of 201 Shaw Heath, Stockport. Prior to the war he was employed as a ticket collector at Edgeley Station and was well respected by all who knew him.
He was survived by his mother, his brothers and sisters of 201 Shaw Heath, and by his brother Harry, who was serving in East Africa. Another brother and sister were resident in Canada.