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ADAMS, Percy
Personal Details
Service Number: | 6211 |
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Enlisted: | 9 June 1916, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria |
Last Rank: | Private |
Last Unit: | 7th Infantry Battalion |
Born: | Melbourne Victoria, Australia, 1898 |
Home Town: | Fitzroy, Yarra, Victoria |
Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
Occupation: | Labourer |
Died: | Heidelberg, Victoria, 9 January 1969, cause of death not yet discovered |
Cemetery: |
Fawkner Memorial Park Cemetery, Victoria Roman Catholic Section U, Grave 17808 Service held on 13 January 1969 |
Memorials: |
Service History
World War 1 Service
9 Jun 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 6211, 7th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria | |
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11 Sep 1916: | Involvement Private, 6211, 7th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Euripides embarkation_ship_number: A14 public_note: '' | |
11 Sep 1916: | Embarked Private, 6211, 7th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Euripides, Melbourne | |
26 Oct 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 6211, 7th Infantry Battalion, Shell wound to the head fracturing his skull | |
15 Aug 1918: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 6211, 7th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 3rd Military District as medically unfit due to severe head wound |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of James Adams and Nell Adams nee Westerbeck of 34 Tait Street, North Fitzroy, Victoria
Commenced return to Australia on 12 May 1918 aboard HT Rankine disembarking at Sydney on 5 JUly 1918 for onward travel to Melbourne, Victoria
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal