ADAMS, William
Service Numbers: | 642, 22111 |
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Enlisted: | 5 October 1914, Enlisted at Sydney, NSW |
Last Rank: | Lance Corporal |
Last Unit: | 15th Infantry Battalion |
Born: | Glasgow, Scotland, 1886 |
Home Town: | Neerim South, Baw Baw, Victoria |
Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
Occupation: | Bookkkeeper/Ledgerkeeper |
Died: | Moonee Ponds, Victoria, Australia, 16 August 1964, cause of death not yet discovered |
Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
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World War 1 Service
5 Oct 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 642, 2nd Australian General Hospital: AIF, Enlisted at Sydney, NSW | |
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28 Nov 1914: | Embarked Private, 642, 2nd Australian General Hospital: AIF, HMAT Kyarra, Sydney | |
28 Nov 1914: | Involvement Private, 642, 2nd Australian General Hospital: AIF, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '23' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Kyarra embarkation_ship_number: A55 public_note: '' | |
8 Jul 1915: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 15th Infantry Battalion, From 2nd Australian General Hospital | |
21 Feb 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1 | |
5 Apr 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 15th Infantry Battalion | |
20 May 1916: |
Involvement
AIF WW1, Shoeing-Smith, 22111, 23rd Field Artillery (Howitzer) Brigade, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '4' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Medic embarkation_ship_number: A7 public_note: '' |
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20 May 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Shoeing-Smith, 22111, 23rd Field Artillery (Howitzer) Brigade, HMAT Medic, Melbourne | |
7 Aug 1916: | Wounded AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 642, 15th Infantry Battalion, Multiple gunshot wounds | |
6 Jan 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Shoeing-Smith, 8th Field Artillery Brigade | |
28 Jan 1918: | Discharged AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 642, 15th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at 3rd Military District as wounded |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of David Adams and Maary Adams of Cameron Street, Davenport, NZ
Father of Kelvin Ronald Adams of St Kilda, Victoria
Commenced return to Australia on 21 July 1917
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Biography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of William Edmund Adams and Caroline Adams nee White of Neerin North, Victoria
Commenced return to Australia on 4 June 1919 aboard HT Mahia disembarking on 17 July 1919
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal