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ADAMS, Frank Edward
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 1876 |
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| Enlisted: | 24 June 1915, Enlisted at Liverpool, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Lance Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | 17th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Inverell, New South Wales, Australia, 1897 |
| Home Town: | Inverell, Inverell, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Mercer |
| Died: | Manly, New South Wales, Australia, 14 December 1943, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Northern Suburbs Memorial Gardens and Crematorium, NSW North Terrace, Garden39 Commemorated with a plaque in the NSW Garden of Remembrance |
| Memorials: | Inverell & District Memorial Olympic Pool WW1 Honour Roll, Inverell Intermediate High School Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 24 Jun 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1876, 17th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Liverpool, NSW | |
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| 9 Aug 1915: | Involvement Private, 1876, 17th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '12' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Runic embarkation_ship_number: A54 public_note: '' | |
| 9 Aug 1915: | Embarked Private, 1876, 17th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Runic, Sydney | |
| 27 Jul 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, 17th Infantry Battalion, In France | |
| 21 Jul 1917: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Sergeant, 17th Infantry Battalion, In France | |
| 20 Jan 1918: | Discharged AIF WW1, Lance Sergeant, 1876, 17th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 2nd Military District as medically unfit due to Nephritis |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Henry Adams and Elizabeth Mary Adams of 'Rosshill', Inverell, NSW
Husband of Mavis Adams nee Finney. Frank and Mavis married during 1937 at Inverell, NSW
Commenced return to Australia on 26 September 1917 aboard HT Borda disembarking at the 3rd MIlitary District on 21 November 1918 then re-embared HT Suevic on 22 November 1918 for Sydney
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Previously served in the Senior Cadets