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ADAMS, John Thomas
Personal Details
Service Number: | 3677 |
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Enlisted: | 22 July 1915, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria |
Last Rank: | Lieutenant |
Last Unit: | 56th Infantry Battalion |
Born: | Mooroopna, Victoria, Australia, April 1896 |
Home Town: | Mooroopna, Greater Shepparton, Victoria |
Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
Occupation: | Labourer |
Died: | Heidelberg, Victoria, Australia, 6 May 1969, cause of death not yet discovered |
Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
Memorials: | Mooroopna War Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
22 Jul 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3677, 8th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria | |
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23 Nov 1915: | Involvement Private, 3677, 8th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Ceramic embarkation_ship_number: A40 public_note: '' | |
23 Nov 1915: | Embarked Private, 3677, 8th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ceramic, Adelaide | |
26 Feb 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, 59th Infantry Battalion, At Tel-el-Kebir | |
15 Mar 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, 57th Infantry Battalion, From 59th Battalion | |
21 Mar 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, 56th Infantry Battalion, From 57th Battalion | |
1 Mar 1917: | Promoted AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, 56th Infantry Battalion | |
28 Jul 1917: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 56th Infantry Battalion | |
29 Sep 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 56th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at 3rd Military District |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of John Thomas Adams and Mary Ann Adams nee Burrow of Northgate Street, Mooroopna
Commenced return to Australia on 2 June 1919 aboard HT Beltana
During 1930 John married Ethel Annie Rebecca Reeves in Victoria
Medals: 1914-115 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Previously served in the Cadets