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ADAMS, Horace Lindsay
Personal Details
Service Number: | 1778 |
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Enlisted: | 15 June 1915 |
Last Rank: | Private |
Last Unit: | 26th Infantry Battalion |
Born: | Avoca, Tas., 3 August 1897 |
Home Town: | Not yet discovered |
Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
Occupation: | Railway Porter |
Died: | October 1978, cause of death not yet discovered, place of death not yet discovered |
Cemetery: |
Cornelian Bay Cemetery and Crematorium, Tasmania Derwent Gardens NICHE WALL 28 11 Row D |
Memorials: |
Service History
World War 1 Service
15 Jun 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1778, 26th Infantry Battalion | |
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17 Jul 1915: | Involvement Private, 1778, 26th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '15' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Orsova embarkation_ship_number: A67 public_note: '' | |
17 Jul 1915: | Embarked Private, 1778, 26th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Orsova, Melbourne |
Personal Stories
War Service
Born 1896 at Avoca, Tasmania
Son of Edward John ADAMS
Of Trewalla, Tasmania
Occupation prior to enlisting: Railway Porter
Enlisted: 15 June 1915
Embarkation: 17 July 1915 from Melbourne per ‘Orsova’
Age: 18 years
Served in Egypt, Gallipoli & France
Wounded in Action
Returned to Australia: 2 March 1919 per ‘City of York’
Discharged: 25 April 1919
Submitted 29 January 2016 by Faithe Jones
Biography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of Edwin John ADAMS and Charlotte nee DENSLEY