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ADAMS, Philip James
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 5700 |
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| Enlisted: | 3 May 1916, Enlisted at West Maitland, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Sapper |
| Last Unit: | Tunnelling Companies |
| Born: | Hill End, New South Wales, Australia, 1876 |
| Home Town: | Muswellbrook, Muswellbrook, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Miner |
| Died: | Muswellbrook, New South Wales, Australia, 6 July 1941, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 3 May 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Sapper, 5700, Tunnelling Companies, Enlisted at West Maitland, NSW | |
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| 25 Oct 1916: | Involvement Sapper, 5700, Tunnelling Companies, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '6' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ulysses embarkation_ship_number: A38 public_note: '' | |
| 25 Oct 1916: | Embarked Sapper, 5700, Tunnelling Companies, HMAT Ulysses, Melbourne | |
| 27 Jul 1918: | Discharged AIF WW1, Sapper, 5700, Tunnelling Companies, Discharged at the 2nd Military District as medically unfit |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of William Langston Adams and Jane Adams of Hill End, NSW
Husband of Phoebe Catherine Adams nee Gilmour of Muswellbrook, NSW. Philip and Phoebe married during 1898 in Hamilton area, NSW. Father of Paul Adams, Philip Adams, Edgar Adams, Harold Adams and Lally Adams
Commenced return to Australia on 13 March 1918 aboard HT Tofua disembarking on the 16 June 1918
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal