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ADAMS, Alexander
Personal Details
Service Number: | 1573 |
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Enlisted: | 29 September 1915, Adelaide, South Australia |
Last Rank: | Driver |
Last Unit: | 4th Divisional Ammunition Column |
Born: | Neuarpurr, Victoria, 26 August 1891 |
Home Town: | Minimay, West Wimmera, Victoria |
Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
Occupation: | Farmer |
Died: | Natural causes, South Plympton, South Australia, 16 September 1977, aged 86 years |
Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
Memorials: | Naracoorte and District Town Hall Honour Board WW1 |
Service History
World War 1 Service
29 Sep 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1573, Adelaide, South Australia | |
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18 Nov 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1573, 3rd Light Horse Regiment, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '1' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Geelong embarkation_ship_number: A2 public_note: '' | |
18 Nov 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 1573, 3rd Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Geelong, Adelaide | |
21 Apr 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 4th Divisional Ammunition Column | |
24 May 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Driver, 4th Divisional Ammunition Column | |
28 Nov 1916: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 1573, 4th Divisional Ammunition Column, Shell wound (right thigh, left arm - left leg amputated) | |
6 May 1918: | Discharged AIF WW1, Driver, 1573, 4th Divisional Ammunition Column |
World War 2 Service
30 Jun 1941: | Enlisted Adelaide, SA |
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