Memorial details

Memorial type
Painting / Print
District
Alnwick
Town
Alnwick
County
Northumberland
Country
England
Commemoration
Korean War (1950-1953)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
33462

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Current location

In glass case on the top floor.
Royal Northumberland Fusiliers Museum
Alnwick Castle
Alnwick
Alnwick
Northumberland
NE66 1LU
England

OS Grid Ref: NU 18631 13632
Denomination: Undefined

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Description
Print of painting by E. Matthew Hale, entitled "How Two British Drummer Boys Won a Battle". Underneath the painting in the frame is the caption. The caption below the picture tells more of the story.
Inscription
(CAPTION INSIDE FRAME): IN PROUD MEMORY OF THE GALLANTRY OF LIEUTENANT L.S. ADAMS-ACTON, M.C. THE/ ROYAL/ NORTHUMBERLAND FUSILIERS, SECONDED SPECIAL AIR SERVICE, 1951. MISSING, PRESUMED/ KILLED AFTER HIS ESCAPE FROM P.O.W. CAMP NORTH KOREA 1953. PRESENTED TO THE/ ROYAL NORTHUMBERLAND FUSILIERS REGIMENTAL MUSEUM OCTOBER 1973 BY SAMUEL SCOTT/ LATE HUSSARS WHO SERVED WITH THE 8TH HUSSARS IN 29 BRITISH (INDEPENDENT)/ INFANTRY BRIGADE KOREA 1950-1951. (CAPTION BELOW FRAME): PRESENTED TO THE MUSEUM IN MEORY OF/ LT LEO SAMUEL ADAMS-ACTON M.C. ATTACHED/ TO THE AMERICAN SPECIAL FORCES./ HE WAS EXECUTED BY COMMUNIST TROOPS/ WHILE TRYING TO ESCAPE AS A PRISONER OF WAR
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Adams-acton, Leo Samuel
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Commemorations
  • Korean War (1950-1953)
    Total names on memorial: 1
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 1
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: rank, surname, date of death, regiment, place of death, forenames, manner of death
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Frame
    Measurements: height 610mm, width 915mmm
    Materials: Wood, Glass
  • Painting
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Unknown
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Reference

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