Adams Lake

Geographical Feature/facteur géographique, Manitoba
Type
Other

This lake was named in 1994 in honour of Private John H. Adams. He died a prisoner of war 26 August 1942. His death and that of three other Grenadiers sparked a war crimes investigation after the war. It was determined that he had been executed after trying to escape. Nine of the ten Japanese military personnel involved were found guilty.

Inscription

no inscription/aucune inscription

Location
Adams Lake

Geographical Feature/facteur géographique
Manitoba
GPS Coordinates
Lat. 49.034704612885
Long. -100.06695033418

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