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ADAMS, James Garfield
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 1202 |
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| Enlisted: | 10 September 1914, Enlisted at Blackboy Hill, WA |
| Last Rank: | Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | Dental Details: AIF |
| Born: | Parkside, South Australia, 6 February 1889 |
| Home Town: | Claremont, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Warehouseman |
| Died: | Perth, Western Australia, 1970, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 10 Sep 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1202, 2nd Stationary Hospital (AIF), Enlisted at Blackboy Hill, WA | |
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| 14 Dec 1914: | Involvement Private, 1202, 2nd Stationary Hospital (AIF), --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '23' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Kyarra embarkation_ship_number: A55 public_note: '' | |
| 14 Dec 1914: | Embarked Private, 1202, 2nd Stationary Hospital (AIF), HMAT Kyarra, Fremantle | |
| 12 Aug 1915: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 2nd Stationary Hospital (AIF), At Mudros | |
| 29 May 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, Dental Details: AIF, Promoted and transferred to Dental Corps the same day. From 2nd Stationary Hospital | |
| 31 May 1917: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Sergeant, Dental Details: AIF, In Egypt | |
| 10 Aug 1917: | Promoted AIF WW1, Sergeant, Dental Details: AIF, In Alexandria | |
| 2 Mar 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Sergeant, 1202, Dental Details: AIF, Discharged at the 5th Military District |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of John Benger Adams and Agnes Adams nee Garig of Napier Street, Claremont, WA formerly of Parkside, SA. Brother of Lilla Murray Adams, Amy Ethel Adams and Annie Florence Adams
Commenced return to Australia on 15 November 1918 disembarking on the 13 December 1918
During 1919 James married Jeannie Rowe in Perth, WA
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
In April 1967 he was residing in Flat 19, Senior Citizens Village, Williams Road, Hollywood, WA