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ADAMS, William Henry
Personal Details
Service Number: | 7191 |
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Enlisted: | 2 January 1916, Enlisted at Liverpool, NSW |
Last Rank: | Private |
Last Unit: | 3rd Infantry Battalion |
Born: | Auburn , New South Wales, Australia, 1895 |
Home Town: | Redfern, City of Sydney, New South Wales |
Schooling: | Mortdale Public School, New South Wales, Australia |
Occupation: | Dairyman |
Died: | Killed in Action, France, 22 June 1918 |
Cemetery: |
La Kreule Military Cemetery, Hazebrouck Plot 1, Row F, Grave 6 Headstone inscription reads: He gave his life for his friends, La Kreule Military Cemetery, Hazebrouck, Nord Pas de Calais, France |
Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
2 Jan 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 7191, 3rd Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Liverpool, NSW | |
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10 May 1917: | Involvement Private, 7191, 3rd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '7' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Clan McGillivray embarkation_ship_number: A46 public_note: '' | |
10 May 1917: | Embarked Private, 7191, 3rd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Clan McGillivray, Melbourne |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Samuel Adams and Ellen Adams of 191 Regent Street, Redfern, NSW.
Brother of Gertrude Livinia Adams, Florence B. Adams, Ada E.G. Adams, Arthur F. Adams, Walter H. Adams, Bertha Adams, Irene F.C. Adams, Rubina Maude Adams, Ernest S. Adams, Frederick G. Adams, Elsie M. Adams and Harold Adams
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal