Francis Hosking ADAMS

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Service Numbers:	2361, 189, 586
Enlisted:	25 November 1912, Enlisted in Victoria
Last Rank:	Not yet discovered
Last Unit:	1st Royal Australian Naval Bridging Train
Born:	Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 18 December 1893
Home Town:	Brunswick, Moreland, Victoria
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Railway Repairer
Died:	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia , 1973, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Not yet discovered
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25 Nov 1912:	Enlisted 2361, Enlisted in Victoria
13 Jun 1914:	Discharged 2361, Discharged at Sydney, NSW with rank of Stoker
23 Oct 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, 189, 1st Royal Australian Naval Bridging Train, Rank of Abel Seaman Driver
20 Feb 1917:	Involvement 586, 1st Royal Australian Naval Bridging Train, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '24' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: RMS Morea embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: ''
20 Feb 1917:	Embarked 586, 1st Royal Australian Naval Bridging Train, RMS Morea, Melbourne
22 Jul 1917:	Discharged AIF WW1, 189, 1st Royal Australian Naval Bridging Train, Discharged at 3rd Military District. Unit demobilised. Ranks of Abel Seaman Driver

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Son of Charles Adams and Mary Hannah Adams nee Bowditch of Carlton, Victoria

Husband of Florence Kate Adams nee Smith of 82 Luscombe Street, East Brunswick, Victoria Francis and Florence married in Victoria during 1916

Commenced return to Australia from Suez on 29 May 1917 aboard HT Bulla disembarking on 8 July 1917

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal