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ADAM, Charles Robert
Personal Details
Service Number: | 402 |
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Enlisted: | 10 October 1914, Brisbane, Queensland |
Last Rank: | Private |
Last Unit: | 15th Infantry Battalion |
Born: | Elgin, Scotland, August 1880 |
Home Town: | Brisbane, Brisbane, Queensland |
Schooling: | Elgin and Milne's Institution Academy, Scotland |
Occupation: | Farmer/Solicitor's clerk |
Died: | Died of wounds, Gallipoli, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 5 May 1915 |
Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" No known grave - At sea (H.S. Dongala), Lone Pine Memorial, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey |
Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Lone Pine Memorial to the Missing |
Service History
World War 1 Service
10 Oct 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 402, Brisbane, Queensland | |
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22 Dec 1914: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 402, 15th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ceramic embarkation_ship_number: A40 public_note: '' | |
22 Dec 1914: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 402, 15th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ceramic, Melbourne | |
25 Apr 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 402, 15th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli | |
5 May 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 402, 15th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 402 awm_unit: 15th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1915-05-05 |
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Served in South African Campaign 1900 with Lord Lovat's Scouts.
Brother of David William Adam of Prince Albert, Canada
Arrived in Australia aged 25 years
Died of head wounds on board H.S. Dongala at sea. Buried at sea between Seddul Bahr and Alexandria. Chaplin R.B. Clarkson officiated
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal