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ADAMS, Richard James
Personal Details
Service Numbers: | 3348, 3348A |
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Enlisted: | 13 November 1916, Enlisted at Cootamundra, NSW |
Last Rank: | Private |
Last Unit: | 35th Infantry Battalion |
Born: | Melbourne Victoria, Australia, 1890 |
Home Town: | Farley, Maitland Municipality, New South Wales |
Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
Occupation: | Clerk |
Died: | Camberwell, Victoria, Australia, 13 January 1939, cause of death not yet discovered |
Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
Memorials: |
Service History
World War 1 Service
13 Nov 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3348, 54th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Cootamundra, NSW | |
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24 Jan 1917: | Involvement Private, 3348, 54th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '19' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Anchises embarkation_ship_number: A68 public_note: '' | |
24 Jan 1917: | Embarked Private, 3348, 54th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Anchises, Sydney | |
28 Apr 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 62nd Infantry Battalion, From 54th Battalion in England | |
1 Sep 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 35th Infantry Battalion, From 62nd Battalion in France | |
3 Dec 1918: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 3348A, 35th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 2nd Military District as medically unfit due to Pneumonia |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Address at the time of enlistment was Farley, NSW
Son of Richard Adams and Alice Catherine Adams nee Jarvis of 59 Alexander Street, West Footcray, NSW
Commenced return to Australia on 8 April 1918 aboard HT Dunluce Castle
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal