Lyndon-Adams, Clifford

Age: 26
Date of birth: 22nd August 1918

Parents: St John and Kathrine Margaret Lyndon-Adams
Wife: Winifred Lyndon-Adams of Leamington Spa
Address: 60 Cape Road, Warwick

Occupation:

Clifford was born in Warwick on 22nd August 1918.

The 1921 Census shows the family living at 12 Campion Terrace, Leamington Spa.

According to the 1939 census his father St John (1882-1964) and his mother Kate Margaret (1894-1991) were living at 60 Cape Road. St John was a Public Works painter and decorator. Clifford’s sister Phyllis (1922-1980) was also living at this address at this time. Clifford had an older sister Mercia (1914-1993).

Clifford also had a younger brother Harry (known as Jim) who died 3 months after him in September 1944.

This Warwick Advertiser article from 30th August 1940 tells us a bit about both brothers. The Warwick Advertiser regularly printed items about local men serving in the forces.

Clifford married Winifred Stranks (known as Freda) in Warwick on 22nd November 1941. They had two children, Karen (b1942) and Peter Clifford born in 1944 shortly after his father was killed.  Peter was adopted when he was 18 months old and sadly died in 2002.

According to probate records Clifford left his wife £383 11s 1d and in 1945 Winifred was living at 11 Brunswick Street, Leamington Spa with her parents.

Freda and her daughter moved to Weston-super-Mare around 1946 and Freda found a new partner and had 3 more children.

Military Service

Rank & Number: Lieutenant, 265000
Regiment/Service: 2nd Battalion, Royal Ulster Rifles
Brigade/Division: 9th Infantry Brigade, 3rd Infantry Division
Date of death: 21st June 1944
Cause of death/Battle: Killed whilst being evacuated, near Cazelle, France
Commemorated/Buried: Buried in the La Delivrande War Cemetery, Douvres, Calvados, France. V.F. 8
Awards:
Commemorated locally at:

Tilly Roper, great granddaughter writes ‘I found a report saying that he “Served in the Mortar Platoon of Support Company. He had joined the Battalion on 19 June. Initially wounded on 20 June, he was in the process of being evacuated the following day when he was killed instantly by a direct hit from an enemy shell near Cazelle.’

Clifford is buried in Calvados, France:

 

 

Contributors

  • Unlocking Warwick Research Group
  • Warwick Advertiser excerpts courtesy of Warwickshire County Record Office
  • Some family details and a report of Clifford’s death kindly supplied by Tilly Roper – great granddaughter

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