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ADAMS, Sidney James
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 253 |
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| Enlisted: | 26 October 1914, at Toowoomba |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 15th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Leyton, Essex, England, date not yet discovered |
| Home Town: | Toowoomba, Toowoomba, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Maynard Road Board School, Walthamstow, England |
| Occupation: | Storeman |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 8 August 1915, age not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Lone Pine Memorial, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Lone Pine Memorial to the Missing, Queensland Railways Toowoomba Employees Roll of Honour, Toowoomba Roll of Honour WW1, Toowoomba St James' M2, Toowoomba War Memorial (Mothers' Memorial) |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 26 Oct 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 253, 15th Infantry Battalion, at Toowoomba | |
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| 22 Dec 1914: | Involvement Private, 253, 17th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ceramic embarkation_ship_number: A40 public_note: '' | |
| 22 Dec 1914: | Embarked Private, 253, 17th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ceramic, Melbourne | |
| 8 Aug 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 253, 15th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Arrived in Australia aged 14 years
Son of Minnie L. Adams of 'Ardwell', Prospect Street, Toowoomba, QLD. Brother of Albert Ernest Adams who was discharged in April 1918 having served with the 41st Battalion
Medals: 19141-5 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
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