ADAMS, Norman William
Service Numbers: | 4126, 4126A |
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Enlisted: | 19 July 1915, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria |
Last Rank: | Corporal |
Last Unit: | 3rd Pioneer Battalion |
Born: | Wandong, Victoria, Australia, 1891 |
Home Town: | Burnley, Yarra, Victoria |
Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
Occupation: | Signwriter |
Died: | Victoria, Australia, June 1950, cause of death not yet discovered |
Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
Memorials: | Hackney St Peter's College Honour Board, Wandong War Memorial |
World War 1 Service
19 Jul 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 4126, 7th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria | |
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29 Dec 1915: | Involvement Private, 4126, 7th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Demosthenes embarkation_ship_number: A64 public_note: '' | |
29 Dec 1915: | Embarked Private, 4126, 7th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Demosthenes, Melbourne | |
17 Jan 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 3rd Pioneer Battalion, At Rouen. Re-allocated number 4126A | |
1 May 1919: | Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, 3rd Pioneer Battalion | |
3 Nov 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Corporal, 4126A, 3rd Pioneer Battalion, Discharged at 3rd Military District |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Registered birth name was William Noman Francis Adams. Son of William Affleck Adams and Elizabeth Evans Adams nee Davis of Wandong, Victoria
Husband of Lilian May Adams nee Tucker of 78 Bendigo Street, Burnley, Victoria. Norman and Lilian married in Victoria during 1913 with Lilian passing away during 1924
Returned to Australia on 11 September 1919 aboard HT Valencia
Husband of Amelia Janet Adams nee Wyatt whom he married on 31 July 1926 and was residing at Petersen Street, Highett, Victoria in 1956
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal