Ernest Alfred Walter ADAMS DCM

ADAMS, Ernest Alfred Walter

Service Number: 2552
Enlisted: 5 August 1915, Enlisted at Goulburn, NSW
Last Rank: Sergeant
Last Unit: 56th Infantry Battalion
Born: Melbourne Victoria, Australia, 1889
Home Town: Cathcart, Bombala, New South Wales
Schooling: Not yet discovered
Occupation: Storekeeper
Memorials:
Show Relationships

World War 1 Service

5 Aug 1915: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2552, 20th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Goulburn, NSW
2 Nov 1915: Involvement Private, 2552, 20th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '13' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Euripides embarkation_ship_number: A14 public_note: ''
2 Nov 1915: Embarked Private, 2552, 20th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Euripides, Sydney
16 Feb 1916: Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 56th Infantry Battalion, From 20th Battalion
18 Aug 1916: Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 56th Infantry Battalion
18 Sep 1916: Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, 56th Infantry Battalion
10 Nov 1916: Promoted AIF WW1, Sergeant, 56th Infantry Battalion
15 May 1917: Wounded AIF WW1, Sergeant, 2552, 56th Infantry Battalion, Gunshot wound to the jaw. Evacuated to England from Rouen on 19 May 1917
1 Jan 1918: Honoured Distinguished Conduct Medal, For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty. He set a splendid example to his men during an intense enemy bombardment by assisting the wounded and clearing and rebuilding the damaged trenches. He did excellent work, particularly as a patrol leader, on many other occasions. London Gazette on 1 January 1918, page 65, position 1 Commonwealth of Australia Gazette on 30 August 1918, page 1782, position 40
17 Oct 1918: Discharged AIF WW1, Sergeant, 2552, 56th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 2nd Military District as medically unfit due to wounding

Help us honour Ernest Alfred Walter Adams's service by contributing information, stories, and images so that they can be preserved for future generations.

Biography contributed by Carol Foster

Son Florence Snelling of 41 Clifton Street, Richmond, Victoria. Brother of Herbert Walter Adams who was killed in action on 8 August 1918 while serving with the 14th Battalion. Buried in the Cerisy-Gailly Military Cemetery. Plot 1, Row B, Grave 28

 Commenced return to Australia on 7 June 1918

Medals: Distinguished Conduct Medal, British War Medal, Victory Medal