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ADAMS, Bert (Herbert Stanley)
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 3346 |
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| Enlisted: | 23 May 1916, Enlisted at Sydney, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 56th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 1890 |
| Home Town: | Redfern, City of Sydney, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Platelayer |
| Died: | Albury, New South Wales , Australia , 1948, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 23 May 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3346, 56th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Sydney, NSW | |
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| 6 Jul 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, 56th Infantry Battalion | |
| 4 Sep 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Sergeant, Prior to embarking | |
| 10 Oct 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Sergeant, 55th Infantry Battalion, From 56th Battalion | |
| 20 Jan 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Sergeant, 56th Infantry Battalion, From 55th Battalion. Later his rank was reverted to Private on 5 September 1917 | |
| 24 Jan 1917: | Involvement Private, 3346, 56th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '19' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Anchises embarkation_ship_number: A68 public_note: '' | |
| 24 Jan 1917: | Embarked Private, 3346, 56th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Anchises, Sydney | |
| 25 Sep 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 3346, 56th Infantry Battalion, Gunshot wound to the ack causing contusions | |
| 18 Apr 1918: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 3346, 56th Infantry Battalion, Second occasion. Gassed. Transferred to England on 21 April 1918 | |
| 8 Aug 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 3346, 56th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 2nd Military District |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of William John Adams and Martha Adams of Melbourne, Victoria
Husband of Margaret Alice Adams nee O'Sullivan of 40 Marriott Street, Redfern, NSW. Herbert (Bert) and Margaret married during 1916 in the Sydney area, NSW
Commenced return to Australia on 15 May 1919 aboard HT Orontes disembarking at Sydney on 1 July 1919
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
Also served in the Militia service number N33283