Adams, James William b. November 24, 1839 d. October 20, 1903 Second Afghan War Victoria Cross Recipient. Born in Cork, Ireland, he served as a Chaplin in the Kabul Field Force, British Army. During the action at Killa Kazi, Afghanistan, December 11, 1879, some men of the 9th Lancers having fallen, with their horses, into a deep water filled ditch with the enemy closing upon them. Reverend Adams rushed into the water, dragged the horses from off the men and extricated them with himself in waist deep water and under heavy fire. As the Afghans were pressing...[Read More] (Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith) St Mary the Virgin Churchyard, Ashwell, Rutland, England
b. November 24, 1839 d. October 20, 1903