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ADAMS, Richard Charles
Personal Details
Service Number: | 5471 |
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Enlisted: | 30 March 1916, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria |
Last Rank: | Private |
Last Unit: | 14th Infantry Battalion |
Born: | London, England, 1890 |
Home Town: | Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria |
Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
Occupation: | Labourer |
Memorials: | Ballarat Australian Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
30 Mar 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 5471, 5th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria | |
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3 Jul 1916: | Involvement Private, 5471, 5th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ayrshire embarkation_ship_number: A33 public_note: '' | |
3 Jul 1916: | Embarked Private, 5471, 5th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ayrshire, Melbourne | |
8 Oct 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 14th Infantry Battalion, From 5th Battalion | |
11 Apr 1917: | Imprisoned Interred in the Lumberg POW Camp, Germany | |
11 May 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 5471, 14th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 3rd Military District |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Address at the time of enlistment was 63 Little Bourke Street, Melbourne, Victoria
Next of kin given as his sister Kate Adams of 34 Norah Street, Bethel Green, London, England
Commenced return to Australia 9 Febraury 1919 aboard HMAT Ascanius disembarking on the 3 April 1919
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal