ADAMS, Gilbert Waynflete
| Service Numbers: | Not yet discovered |
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| Enlisted: | 1 August 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Unit: | 13th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Hobart, Tasmania, 28 April 1885 |
| Home Town: | Not yet discovered |
| Schooling: | Hutchins School Hobart & University of Tasmania |
| Occupation: | Surveyor & draftsman |
| Died: | Mosman, NSW, 10 November 1967, aged 82 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
| Memorials: |
World War 1 Service
| 1 Aug 1915: | Enlisted | |
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| 13 Oct 1915: | Involvement 13th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Port Lincoln embarkation_ship_number: A17 public_note: '' | |
| 13 Oct 1915: | Embarked 13th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Port Lincoln, Sydney |
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Gilbert Waynflete ADAMS was born on 28th April, 1885 in Hobart, Tasmania
His parents were Robert Patten ADAMS and Kate HUSTON
ARTICLE and PHOTO of his father
http://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/adams-robert-patten-2868 (adb.anu.edu.au)
Gilbert enlisted in 1915 with the 13th Battalion - unit embarked from Sydney on HMAT Port Lincoln on 13th October, 1915
He had previous service with the Australian Garrison Artillery & the Australian Intelligence Corp.
MORE INFO on his Service and Promotions to Lieutenant
https://www.aif.adfa.edu.au/showPerson?pid=837 (www.aif.adfa.edu.au)
He returned to Australia on 12th September, 1917
Gilbert had married Blanche ARTHUR in 1912 in Sydney before he enlisted - Blanche died in 1923 and he remarried in 1925 to Isabella CARLILE
He died on 10th November, 1967 - late of Mosman and is buried in Macquarie Park Cemetery in North Ryde - Church of England section, Row F14, Plot 0045
Link to ACT Memorial site
http://www.memorial.act.gov.au/person.php?id=2872 (www.memorial.act.gov.au)
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