ADAMS, Edgar Copley
Service Number: | Officer |
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Enlisted: | 7 March 1916 |
Last Rank: | Captain |
Last Unit: | 44th Infantry Battalion |
Born: | Laura, SA, 13 February 1882 |
Home Town: | Nedlands, Nedlands, Western Australia |
Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
Occupation: | Railway Station Master |
Memorials: |
World War 1 Service
7 Mar 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Officer, 44th Infantry Battalion | |
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6 Jun 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, Officer, 44th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Suevic, Fremantle | |
6 Jun 1916: |
Involvement
AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, Officer, 44th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '18' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Suevic embarkation_ship_number: A29 public_note: '' |
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30 Mar 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Captain, 44th Infantry Battalion |
World War 2 Service
9 Oct 1939: | Enlisted Subiaco, WA |
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Son of John ADAMS and Epenetus nee COPLY
Lieutenant (Lieut) Edgar Copley Adams, 84th Infantry Battalion of the AMF, of Subiaco, WA. Lieut Adams enlisted with the AIF on 7 March 1916. He embarked aboard HMAT Suevic in Fremantle on 6 June 1916 as a Lieutenant Signals Officer in the 44th Battalion. He was promoted to the rank of Captain on 30 March 1917 and returned to Australia on 28 February 1919.