ADAMS, James Alexander
Service Numbers: | 703, N72256 |
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Enlisted: | 28 November 1914, Enlisted in NSW |
Last Rank: | Private |
Last Unit: | 1st Light Trench Mortar Battery |
Born: | Liverpool, NSW, 24 October 1893 |
Home Town: | Leichhardt, Leichhardt, New South Wales |
Schooling: | Orange Grove Public School, New South Wales, Australia |
Occupation: | Station Hand |
Died: | Albury, New South Wales , Australia , 18 March 1964, aged 70 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
Cemetery: |
Albury General Cemetery, NSW Plan 16A, Section AF, Row K, Grave 4 |
Memorials: |
World War 1 Service
28 Nov 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 703, 6th Light Horse Regiment, Enlisted in NSW | |
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20 Feb 1915: | Embarked Private, 703, 6th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Marere, Sydney | |
20 Feb 1915: | Involvement Private, 703, 6th Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '2' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Marere embarkation_ship_number: A21 public_note: '' | |
2 Oct 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 4th Infantry Battalion, From 6th Light Horse Regiment | |
30 Oct 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 1st Light Trench Mortar Battery, From 4th Battalion | |
29 Aug 1917: | Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, 1st Light Trench Mortar Battery | |
4 Oct 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Corporal, 703, 1st Light Trench Mortar Battery, Third Ypres |
World War 2 Service
4 Mar 1940: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, N72256 | |
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4 Apr 1941: | Discharged Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, N72256 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of James Albert Adams and Sarah Jane Adams of 86 Francis Street, Leichhardt, NSW
Brother of Robert John Adams who returned to Australia on 2 March 1919 having served with the 5th Divisional Ammunition Column; Francis Charles Adams who served with the Australian Transport Company and William J. Adams who enlisted in Canada and served in France
Commenced return to Australia on 14 December 1918
Medal: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal