Herbert Gerald ADAMS

ADAMS, Herbert Gerald

Service Number: 5044
Enlisted: 4 February 1916, Blackboy Hill, Western Australia
Last Rank: Private
Last Unit: 11th Infantry Battalion
Born: Quindalup, Western Australia, 9 February 1896
Home Town: Busselton, Western Australia
Schooling: Busselton State School, Western Australia
Occupation: Farmer
Died: Died of wounds, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom, 27 September 1917, aged 21 years
Cemetery: Norwich Cemetery, Norfolk, England
54 699 INSCRIPTION -TRUE & FAITHFUL TO THOSE HE LOVED OUR DARLING SON
Memorials: Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Busselton St Mary's Anglican Church Honour Roll, Busselton War Memorial, Denham Shark Bay War Memorial
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World War 1 Service

4 Feb 1916: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 5044, 11th Infantry Battalion, Blackboy Hill, Western Australia
31 Mar 1916: Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 5044, 11th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Shropshire embarkation_ship_number: A9 public_note: ''
31 Mar 1916: Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 5044, 11th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Shropshire, Fremantle
22 Sep 1917: Wounded Private, 5044, 11th Infantry Battalion, Menin Road, GSW (side)

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Biography contributed by Geoffrey Gillon

He was 21 and the son of Henry Arthur and Frances Ellen Adams, of Yallingup, Western Australia.

Biography contributed by Cathy Sedgwick

The summary below was completed by Cathy Sedgwick – Facebook “WW1 Australian War Graves in England/UK/Scotland/Ireland”

Died on this date - 27th September.......Private Herbert Gerald Adams was born at Quindalup near Busselton, Western Australia in 1896.

He enlisted in the Australian Imperial Force (A.I.F.) on 4th February, 1916 as a 20 year old Farmer from Yallingup, W.A.


Private Adams was hospitalised with Influenza on the Ship from Fremantle to Suez in April, 1916 then sent to hospital at Suez. He was transferred to Hospital at Tel el Kebir on 15th June, 1916 with Gastritis then sent to England in July.

On 16th August, 1916 Private Adams was sent to No 1 Command Depot at Perham Downs, Wiltshire, England. He was sent to hospital at Tidworth in November & finally proceeded overseas to France at the end of April, 1917. Private Adams joined 11th Battalion on 1st May, 1917.


Private Herbert Gerald Adams was wounded in action on 20th September, 1917 & invalided to England.

He was admitted to Norfolk and Norwich Hospital, Norwich, England with gunshot wounds to chest.

Private Herbert Gerald Adams died at 9.20 pm on 27th September 1917 from wounds received in action in France – gunshot wounds to right side & acute Endocarditis.

He was buried in Earlham Road Cemetery, Norwich, Norfolk, England where 23 other Australian WW1 Soldiers are buried.

(The above is a summary of my research. The full research can be found by following the link below)

https://ww1austburialsuk.weebly.com/norwich---norfolk.html

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