Stanley Royston ADAMS

ADAMS, Stanley Royston

Service Numbers: 103, 19847, V91238
Enlisted: 8 February 1915, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria
Last Rank: Private
Last Unit: Sea Transport Staff
Born: Elsternwick, Melbourne Victoria, Australia, 26 November 1891
Home Town: Brighton, Bayside, Victoria
Schooling: Not yet discovered
Occupation: Carter
Died: Heidelberg, Victoria, Australia, 27 July 1961, aged 69 years, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery: Springvale Botanical Cemetery, Melbourne
Boronia section, Wall U, Niche 360 Grave held in perpetuity for all time.
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World War 1 Service

8 Feb 1915: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 103, 22nd Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria
10 May 1915: Involvement Private, 103, 22nd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '14' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ulysses embarkation_ship_number: A38 public_note: ''
10 May 1915: Embarked Private, 103, 22nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ulysses, Melbourne
1 Dec 1915: Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 103, 22nd Infantry Battalion, Shell concussion
6 Sep 1916: Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 103, Discharged at 3rd Military District as medically unfit due to shell concussion
31 Jul 1918: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 19847, Sea Transport Staff, Re-enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria having peviously been discharged as medically unfit
31 Aug 1918: Embarked Private, 19847, Sea Transport Staff, HMAT Barambah, Melbourne
31 Aug 1918: Involvement Private, 19847, Sea Transport Staff, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '24' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Barambah embarkation_ship_number: A37 public_note: ''
4 Feb 1919: Discharged AIF WW1, Private, Sea Transport Staff, Discharged at 3rd Military District. Unit demobilised

World War 2 Service

3 Dec 1940: Enlisted V91238

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Biography contributed by Carol Foster

Son of Joseph Adams and Margaret Emma Adams nee Cochrane of Clarkson Avenue, Brighton, Victoria

Commenced return to Australia (fist occasion) on 20 January 1916 abord HT Karoola

Commenced return to Australia (second occasion) 12 December 1918 aboard HT Nestor disembarking on the 1 February 1919

During 1926 Stanley married Thelma Reid in Victoria

 Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal