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ADAMS, Edward
Personal Details
Service Number: | 398 |
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Enlisted: | 17 August 1914 |
Last Rank: | Lance Corporal |
Last Unit: | 58th Infantry Battalion |
Born: | Melbourne Victoria, Australia, date not yet discovered |
Home Town: | Hawthorn, Boroondara, Victoria |
Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
Occupation: | House Decorator & Painter |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
17 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 398, 6th Infantry Battalion | |
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19 Oct 1914: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 398, 6th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Hororata embarkation_ship_number: A20 public_note: '' | |
19 Oct 1914: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 398, 6th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Hororata, Melbourne | |
25 Apr 1915: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 398, 6th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, Wound to the buttocks on Dardanelles. | |
17 Feb 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 58th Infantry Battalion, From the 6th Battalion at Serapeum | |
23 Mar 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 65th Infantry Battalion, From the 58th Battalion | |
10 Apr 1918: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 58th Infantry Battalion, At Hurdcott | |
27 Sep 1918: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, In France. He had previously appointed L/Cpl a few years earlier but had been reduced back to Private after having disobeyed orders |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Emily A.F. Adams of 75 Elgin Street, Hawthorn, Victoria
Commenced return to Australia on 23 October 1918 aboard HT Port Lyttleton disembarking on the 25 December 1918
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Prior to enlisting he served a seven year apprenticeship with Aston Partridge of Melbourne, Victoria