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ADAMS, William Edgar
Personal Details
Service Number: | 3101 |
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Enlisted: | 3 October 1916, Enlisted at Singleton, NSW |
Last Rank: | Private |
Last Unit: | 53rd Infantry Battalion |
Born: | Singleton, New South Wales, Australia, 1895 |
Home Town: | Singleton, Northumberland, New South Wales |
Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
Occupation: | Dairy Farmer |
Died: | West Maitland, New South Wales, Australia, 22 July 1937, cause of death not yet discovered |
Cemetery: |
East Maitland Cemetery, New South Wales, Australia Anglican Portion, Row 19 |
Memorials: | Singleton War Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
3 Oct 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3101, 53rd Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Singleton, NSW | |
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11 Nov 1916: | Involvement Private, 3101, 53rd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '19' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Suevic embarkation_ship_number: A29 public_note: '' | |
11 Nov 1916: | Embarked Private, 3101, 53rd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Suevic, Sydney | |
17 Aug 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 63rd Infantry Battalion, From 53rd Battalion | |
2 Oct 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 53rd Infantry Battalion, From 63rd Battalion | |
16 Sep 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 3101, 53rd Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 2nd Military District |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Edgar Adams and Edith Mary Smith formerly Adams of 'Carrowbrook', Singleton, NSW
Husband of Vera Maud Adams nee Compton. William and Vera married in West Maitland during 1922
Commenced return to Australia on 23 June 1919 aboard HT Orita disembarking on the 9 August 1919
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal