Arthur ADAMS

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Service Number:	1667
Enlisted:	6 July 1915, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria
Last Rank:	Lance Corporal
Last Unit:	14th Infantry Battalion
Born:	North Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 1896
Home Town:	South Yarra, Melbourne, Victoria
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Labourer
Memorials:

6 Jul 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1667, 29th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria
29 Oct 1915:	Involvement Private, 1667, 29th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '16' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Demosthenes embarkation_ship_number: A64 public_note: ''
29 Oct 1915:	Embarked Private, 1667, 29th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Demosthenes, Melbourne
4 Mar 1916:	Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 14th Infantry Battalion, From 29th Battalion
11 Apr 1917:	Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 1667, 14th Infantry Battalion, Severe gunshot wound
25 Aug 1918:	Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 14th Infantry Battalion, In France
10 Jul 1919:	Discharged AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 1667, 14th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 3rd Military District

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Son of Arthur Edward Adams and Annie Adams nee Young of 32 Simmons Street, South Yarra, Victoria

Commenced return to Australia on 5 April 1919 aboard HT Armagh disembarking on 15 May 1919

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

Also did three years compulsary training with the Citizen Militay Forces