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ADAMS, Francis John

Other Name:	SLADE, James - Alias
Service Number:	4566
Enlisted:	4 September 1915, Brisbane, Queensland
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	49th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Armidale, New South Wales, 28 June 1894
Home Town:	Newcastle, Hunter Region, New South Wales
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Labourer
Died:	Natural causes, Gosford, New South Wales, 5 August 1966, aged 72 years
Cemetery:	Point Clare General Cemetery, New South Wales, Australia
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World War 1 Service

4 Sep 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 4566, Brisbane, Queensland
31 Jan 1916:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 4566, 9th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Wandilla embarkation_ship_number: A62 public_note: ''
31 Jan 1916:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 4566, 9th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Wandilla, Brisbane
26 Sep 1917:	Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 4566, 49th Infantry Battalion, Polygon Wood, GSW (left thigh)
11 Nov 1919:	Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 4566, 49th Infantry Battalion

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Biography contributed by Kim Denyse

Originally enlisted in Brisbane under an assumed name of James Slade. This was amended on 21/02/1918